Mehmet Yılmaz (born 26 March 1988 in

Bursa Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...

) is a Turkish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for Kızılcahamamspor.

Club career

Yılmaz previously played for

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

in the

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

and now playing in

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (football team) İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., shortly Istanbul BB SK or IBBSK, is a multi-sports club of the Istanbul Province, metropolitan municipality of Istanbul in Turkey. Branches *İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (volleyball team), Volley ...

in the

. He has represented Turkey at various youth levels. He was one of the significant players of Turkey national U-17 football team which won the European Championship Title and became the third in World Cup in the same year. He is one of the most talented defenders of his generation.

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* 1988 births Living people Turkish men's footballers İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Turkey men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Bursa 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub