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Burak Yılmaz

Burak Yılmaz

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipTürkiye
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornJuly 15, 1985
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.46
goals / match
Galatasaray
top club · 141 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#876
goals rank
#382
assists rank
278
season goals
78
season assists

Among 3,585 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€18.00m
peak value · 2013
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
35
best season · 11/12
131 / 35
int'l caps / goals
603Appearances
278Goals
78Assists
143Yellow cards
5Red cards
84Full matches (90′)
Full nameBurak Yılmaz
Date of birth1985-07-15 (40 yrs)
Place of birthAntalya, Türkiye
CitizenshipTürkiye
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires
OutfitterNike
Jul 2023
Transfer: Fortuna Sittard → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Fortuna Sittard
27 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: LOSC Lille → Fortuna Sittard
22/23 · Transfer
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
Jul 2021
21/22 — LOSC Lille
40 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Besiktas → LOSC Lille
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — LOSC Lille
33 matches · 18 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2019
Injury: unknown
Jul 2019
19/20 — Besiktas JK
26 matches · 14 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2019
Transfer: Trabzonspor → Besiktas
18/19 · Transfer · €1.36m
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Besiktas JK, Trabzonspor
22 matches · 16 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: BJ Guoan → Trabzonspor
17/18 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Trabzonspor
25 matches · 23 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — Beijing Guoan
12 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Beijing Guoan
20 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: Galatasaray → BJ Guoan
15/16 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Galatasaray
21 matches · 10 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Galatasaray
37 matches · 22 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Galatasaray
44 matches · 18 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Trabzonspor → Galatasaray
12/13 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Galatasaray
39 matches · 32 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Trabzonspor
43 matches · 35 G · 4 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Trabzonspor
36 matches · 20 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2010
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Trabzonspor
09/10 · Draft
Jan 2010
Transfer: Eskisehirspor → Fenerbahce
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Eskisehirspor
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Trabzonspor, Eskisehirspor
31 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Manisaspor → Fenerbahce
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Fenerbahce
16 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Besiktas → Manisaspor
07/08 · Draft
Jul 2007
07/08 — Besiktas JK, Manisaspor
30 matches · 10 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Besiktas JK
43 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Antalyaspor → Besiktas
06/07 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2005
05/06 — Antalyaspor
13 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Antalyaspor
31 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Antalyaspor
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Antalyaspor U21 → Antalyaspor
02/03 · Transfer
May 2001
Transfer: Antalyaspor Yth → Antalyaspor U21
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €18.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1204 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals9 total · 3.29/90
98
Assists5 total · 1.83/90
100
G+A14 total · 5.12/90
99
Yellow cards8 total · 2.93/90
0
7,584 min
Minutes played by club
Fortuna Sittard 3.2%
LOSC Lille 11.9%
Beijing Guoan 3.3%
Besiktas JK 19.6%
Trabzonspor 19.4%
Galatasaray 15.6%
Eskisehirspor 18.1%
Fenerbahce 0.0%
Manisaspor 2.1%
Antalyaspor 6.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Fortuna Sittard 1 22/23 22/23 27 9 5 246
LOSC Lille 2 20/21 21/22 73 25 10 900
Beijing Guoan 2 2016 2017 32 19 6 251
Besiktas JK 4 06/07 19/20 96 32 12 1,488
Trabzonspor 5 09/10 18/19 125 86 12 1,468
Galatasaray 4 12/13 15/16 141 82 23 1,183
Eskisehirspor 1 09/10 09/10 17 2 6 1,369
Fenerbahce 1 08/09 08/09 16 0 2 0
Manisaspor 1 07/08 07/08 18 9 1 157
Antalyaspor 3 03/04 05/06 58 14 1 522

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

10€4.5M20€9M30€13.5M40€18M04/05 — 9 goals (Antalyaspor)04/05 — 1 assists1004/0505/06 — 5 goals (Antalyaspor)505/0606/07 — 6 goals (Besiktas JK)06/07 — 4 assists1006/0707/08 — 10 goals (Besiktas JK)07/08 — 1 assists1107/0808/09 — 2 assists208/0909/10 — 5 goals (Eskisehirspor)09/10 — 6 assists1109/1010/11 — 20 goals (Trabzonspor)10/11 — 4 assists2410/1111/12 — 35 goals (Trabzonspor)11/12 — 4 assists3911/1212/13 — 32 goals (Galatasaray)12/13 — 8 assists4012/1313/14 — 18 goals (Galatasaray)13/14 — 9 assists2713/1414/15 — 22 goals (Galatasaray)14/15 — 5 assists2714/1515/16 — 10 goals (Galatasaray)15/16 — 1 assists1115/1617/18 — 23 goals (Trabzonspor)17/18 — 4 assists2717/1818/19 — 16 goals (Besiktas JK)18/19 — 1 assists1718/1919/20 — 14 goals (Besiktas JK)19/20 — 7 assists2119/2020/21 — 18 goals (LOSC Lille)20/21 — 5 assists2320/212016 — 11 goals (Beijing Guoan)2016 — 5 assists1620162017 — 8 goals (Beijing Guoan)2017 — 1 assists9201721/22 — 7 goals (LOSC Lille)21/22 — 5 assists1221/2222/23 — 9 goals (Fortuna Sittard)22/23 — 5 assists1422/2306/07 — €50K07/08 — €1.8M08/09 — €2.5M09/10 — €1.8M10/11 — €1.5M11/12 — €7M12/13 — €12M13/14 — €18M14/15 — €16M15/16 — €12M17/18 — €5.5M18/19 — €3.5M19/20 — €2M20/21 — €1.8M21/22 — €2.8M22/23 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 9904/0505/06: 5505/0606/07: 6606/0707/08: 101007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 202010/1111/12: 353511/1212/13: 323212/1313/14: 181813/1414/15: 222214/1515/16: 101015/1617/18: 232317/1818/19: 161618/1919/20: 141419/2020/21: 181820/212016: 111120162017: 88201721/22: 7721/2222/23: 9922/23

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 1115/1617/18: 4417/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 5520/212016: 5520162017: 11201721/22: 5521/2222/23: 5522/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Eredivisie Fortuna Sittard 26 9 5 8 0 246
22/23 KNVB Beker Fortuna Sittard 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Champions League LOSC Lille 7 3 0 2 0 177
21/22 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 1 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 31 4 3 9 1 555
21/22 Trophée des Champions LOSC Lille 1 0 1 0 0 0
2017 Chinese FA Cup Beijing Guoan 1 0 0 1 0 0
2017 Super League Beijing Guoan 11 8 1 3 1 124
2016 Chinese FA Cup Beijing Guoan 3 0 2 1 0 0
2016 Super League Beijing Guoan 17 11 3 7 0 127
20/21 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League LOSC Lille 4 2 0 0 0 39
20/21 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 28 16 5 6 0 129
19/20 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 25 13 7 4 0 159
19/20 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 1 1 0 0 0 28
18/19 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 15 11 1 4 0 115
18/19 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 7 5 0 3 0 109
18/19 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 25 23 4 7 0 94
15/16 Champions League Galatasaray 4 0 0 4 0 0
15/16 Süper Lig Galatasaray 15 9 1 1 0 117
15/16 TFF Süper Kupa Galatasaray 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 1 1 0 0 0 90
14/15 Champions League Galatasaray 6 2 0 0 0 205
14/15 Süper Lig Galatasaray 28 16 4 7 0 143
14/15 TFF Süper Kupa Galatasaray 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 2 4 1 0 0 36
13/14 Champions League Galatasaray 6 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Süper Lig Galatasaray 32 16 7 3 0 172
13/14 TFF Süper Kupa Galatasaray 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 6 2 2 1 1 223
12/13 Champions League Galatasaray 9 8 0 3 0 96
12/13 Süper Lig Galatasaray 30 24 8 2 0 101
11/12 Champions League Trabzonspor 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Champions League Qu. Trabzonspor 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Trabzonspor 2 1 0 0 0 180
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Trabzonspor 1 0 0 0 1 0
11/12 Süper Final Championship Trabzonspor 4 1 0 3 1 315
11/12 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 30 32 4 8 0 84
11/12 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 1 1 0 1 0 75
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Trabzonspor 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 30 19 2 12 0 122
10/11 TFF Süper Kupa Trabzonspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 3 1 2 0 0 270
09/10 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 11 3 0 2 0 219
09/10 Süper Lig Eskisehirspor 14 1 5 3 0 1,085
09/10 Türkiye Kupasi Eskisehirspor 3 1 1 0 0 284
09/10 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 3 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 Champions League Fenerbahce 4 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 3 0 1 2 0 0
08/09 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 6 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 3 0 1 1 0 0
07/08 Champions League Besiktas JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League Qu. Besiktas JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Süper Lig Manisaspor 16 9 1 7 0 157
07/08 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 9 1 0 1 0 374
07/08 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Türkiye Kupasi Manisaspor 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 30 5 1 8 0 393
06/07 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 7 1 2 1 0 419
06/07 UEFA Cup Besiktas JK 6 0 1 1 0 0
05/06 1.Lig Antalyaspor 13 5 0 0 0 120
04/05 1.Lig Antalyaspor 29 8 0 7 0 244
04/05 Türkiye Kupasi Antalyaspor 2 1 1 0 0 158
03/04 1.Lig Antalyaspor 13 0 0 4 0 0
03/04 Türkiye Kupasi Antalyaspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2001-05-07 Antalyaspor Yth Antalyaspor U21 Transfer 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Antalyaspor U21 Antalyaspor Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Antalyaspor Besiktas Transfer 50000 €1.00m
07/08 2008-01-07 Besiktas Manisaspor Draft 1800000
08/09 2008-07-21 Manisaspor Fenerbahce Transfer 2500000
09/10 2009-07-29 Fenerbahce Eskisehirspor Loan 1300000
09/10 2010-01-31 Eskisehirspor Fenerbahce Return from loan 1500000
09/10 2010-02-01 Fenerbahce Trabzonspor Draft 1500000
12/13 2012-07-19 Trabzonspor Galatasaray Transfer 12000000 €7.00m
15/16 2016-02-22 Galatasaray BJ Guoan Transfer 7000000 €8.00m
17/18 2017-08-02 BJ Guoan Trabzonspor Transfer 5200000 €4.00m
18/19 2019-01-04 Trabzonspor Besiktas Transfer 2000000 €1.36m
20/21 2020-08-01 Besiktas LOSC Lille Transfer 1400000
22/23 2022-07-01 LOSC Lille Fortuna Sittard Transfer 1500000
23/24 2023-07-01 Fortuna Sittard Retired Transfer 800000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Groin problems 2018-08-22 2018-09-17 27 5
18/19 unknown injury 2018-11-04 2018-11-10 7 2
18/19 unknown injury 2019-05-20 2019-06-03 15 3
19/20 Foot surgery 2019-07-08 2019-07-29 22 0
19/20 Foot injury 2019-08-02 2019-09-20 50 7
19/20 Rest 2019-10-02 2019-10-04 3 1
19/20 Partial muscle tear 2019-10-19 2019-11-01 14 3
19/20 Rest 2019-11-06 2019-11-08 3 1
19/20 unknown injury 2019-12-22 2019-12-28 7 2
19/20 Calf strain 2020-07-09 2020-07-17 9 2
20/21 Ill 2020-11-16 2020-11-23 8 2
20/21 Calf injury 2021-01-14 2021-03-08 54 13
21/22 Calf strain 2022-03-25 2022-03-31 7 0
21/22 Ill 2022-04-15 2022-04-17 3 1
22/23 unknown injury 2023-03-07 2023-03-14 8 1
Current€800k
Peak€18.00m
Low
Δ since start+€750k
€4.50m€9.00m€13.50m€18.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #39417 #20 1 1 former national player
Team #22586 #7 11 2 former national player
Team #22585 #18 17 0 former national player
Team #22584 #17 10 0 former national player
Team #22462 #8 8 1 former national player
Team #9568 #7 7 0 former national player
Team #3381 #17 77 31 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Fernando Muslera 2 0 0
Yusuf Yazıcı 2 5 0
Zeki Çelik 2 0 0
José Fonte 2 1 0
Caner Erkin 2 4 0
Benjamin André 2 1 0
Jonathan Bamba 2 6 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 32 30
12/13 Süper Lig Galatasaray 24 30
17/18 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 23 25

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Süper Lig Galatasaray 8 30
13/14 Süper Lig Galatasaray 7 32
19/20 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 7 25

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
09/10 2010-01-31 Eskisehirspor Fenerbahce Return from loan €1.50m
09/10 2009-07-29 Fenerbahce Eskisehirspor Loan €1.30m

Teams faced most often by Burak Yılmaz's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Göztepe 18 11 1 6 27 21 +6 61%
MKE Ankaragücü 18 10 4 4 32 17 +15 56%
Sivasspor 18 8 6 4 32 27 +5 44%
Yeni Malatyaspor 18 12 2 4 30 18 +12 67%
İstanbul Başakşehir 18 4 5 9 16 29 -13 22%
Beşiktaş 18 7 5 6 28 28 0 39%
Çaykur Rizespor 18 10 3 5 39 26 +13 56%
Fenerbahçe 18 5 9 4 20 20 0 28%
Kasımpaşa SK 18 11 4 3 41 22 +19 61%
Alanyaspor 18 7 4 7 21 22 -1 39%
Kayserispor 18 11 6 1 39 17 +22 61%
Gaziantep FK 12 5 7 0 20 11 +9 42%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal
10/11 Goal #50 (career)
12/13 Goal #100 (career)
14/15 Goal #150 (career)
18/19 Goal #200 (career)
2016 Goal #250 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 27 246 8 0 0 2.93
21/22 40 732 11 0 1 1.48
2017 12 124 4 0 1 3.63
2016 20 127 8 0 0 5.67
20/21 33 168 6 0 0 3.21
19/20 26 187 4 0 0 1.93
18/19 22 224 7 0 0 2.81
17/18 25 94 7 0 0 6.7
15/16 21 207 5 0 0 2.17
14/15 37 384 8 0 0 1.88
13/14 44 395 4 1 1 1.37
12/13 39 197 5 0 0 2.28
11/12 43 654 12 0 2 1.93
10/11 36 392 13 0 0 2.98
09/10 31 1,588 7 0 0 0.4
08/09 16 0 5 0 0 0
07/08 30 531 8 0 0 1.36
06/07 43 812 10 0 0 1.11
05/06 13 120 0 2 0 1.5
04/05 31 402 7 0 0 1.57
03/04 14 0 4 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Süper Lig
323 apps
187 G
45 A
Ligue 1
59 apps
20 G
8 A
Super League
28 apps
19 G
4 A
Türkiye Kupasi
36 apps
13 G
10 A
Champions League
40 apps
13 G
0 A
1.Lig
55 apps
13 G
0 A
Eredivisie
26 apps
9 G
5 A
Europa League
6 apps
3 G
0 A
Süper Final Championship
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Chinese FA Cup
4 apps
0 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Burak Yılmaz

Who is Burak Yılmaz?

Burak Yılmaz is a Türkiye professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Burak Yılmaz?

Burak Yılmaz is 40 years old. He was born on July 15, 1985 in Antalya.

What position does Burak Yılmaz play?

Burak Yılmaz plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Burak Yılmaz play for?

Burak Yılmaz currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Burak Yılmaz scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Burak Yılmaz has scored 278 goals in 603 appearances.