Recep Burak Yılmaz (born 27 November 1995), is a Turkish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Hatayspor
Hatayspor Kulübü, known as Atakaş Hatayspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in Antakya, Hatay Province. Hatayspor, founded in 1967 through a merger of three local clubs, aimed to promote sports and po ...
.
Professional career
Yılmaz is a youth product of
Fenerbahçe,
Kartalspor
Kartalspor is a sports club located in the Kartal district of Istanbul, Turkey. The club's football team plays in the Bank Asya First League after finishing 2nd in the Second League Promotion Group in the 2006–2007 season. Kartal SK started t ...
and
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
. He signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray in 2014, and the following season moved on loan with Kartalspor where he began his senior career. He signed permanently with Kartalspor for the 2016–2017 season. The following year, he moved to
Sancaktepe
Sancaktepe is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 63 km2, and its population is 489,848 (2022).
In 2008 the district Sancaktepe was created from parts of the districts Kartal and Ümraniye. The urban part o ...
where he was the starter for 3 seasons. He moved to Samsunspor in the
TFF Second League
The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continu ...
in 2020, and helped them win the league in his first season with them. The following season, he joined
Manisa
Manisa () is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of İzmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Şehzadeler and Yunusemre, with ...
on loan where he again won the TFF Second League before returning to Samsunspor. He was a starter for Samsunspor in the
TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization ...
upon his return, but early in the season had a season-ending toe surgery. On 16 June 2022, he transferred to
Hatayspor
Hatayspor Kulübü, known as Atakaş Hatayspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in Antakya, Hatay Province. Hatayspor, founded in 1967 through a merger of three local clubs, aimed to promote sports and po ...
signing a 3-year contract. He made his professional debut with Hatayspor in a 1–0
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 ...
loss to
Kasımpaşa on 28 August 2022.
Honours
Samsunspor
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TFF Second League
The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continu ...
:
2019–20
Manisa
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TFF Second League
The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continu ...
:
2020–21
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References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Istanbul
Galatasaray S.K. footballers
Hatayspor footballers
Kartal S.K. footballers
Men's association football defenders
People from Üsküdar
Samsunspor footballers
Süper Lig players
TFF 1. Lig players
TFF Second League players
TFF Third League players
Turkish men's footballers
21st-century Turkish sportsmen