Kartal Yılmaz
Turkish footballer
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Kartal Kayra Yılmaz (born 4 November 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.
Full name
Kartal Kayra Yılmaz
Date of birth
4 November 2000
Place of birth
İzmit, Turkey
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kartal Kayra Yılmaz | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmit, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | KBBKSpor | ||
| 2012–2019 | Beşiktaş | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Beşiktaş | 22 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Turkey U21 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 September 2022 | |||
Professional career
Yılmaz is a youth product of the academies of KBBKSpor and Beşiktaş. He signed his first professional contract with Beşiktaş when he played in their U19s in 2019.[1] He made his professional debut with them in a 2-1 Europa League loss to S.C. Braga on 24 October 2019.[2] He joined Ümraniyespor on loan for the 2021-22 season in the TFF First League.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 March 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | Turkish Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[5] | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[6] | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6[b] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| Career total | 151 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 170 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Beşiktaş