Barış Alper Yılmaz
Barış Alper Yılmaz (born 23 May 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team and considered one of the best talents of Türkiye.
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Yılmaz with Galatasaray in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Barış Alper Yılmaz | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rize, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Rize İl Özel İdarespor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Ankara Demirspor | 39 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Ankara Keçiörengücü | 34 | (8) |
| 2021– | Galatasaray | 79 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Turkey U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2021– | Turkey | 18 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 26 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Yılmaz started football in 2012 in Rize İl Özel İdarespor. In 2017, he was transferred to Ankara Demirspor, one of the third league teams. After playing here for three seasons, he was transferred to Ankara Keçiörengücü, which was promoted to the first league.
Galatasaray
Yılmaz transferred to Galatasaray on 9 July 2021.[1]
His contract was extended by Galatasaray on 4 May 2023 to be valid until the end of the 2026–27 season.[2]
Yılmaz became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[3]
International career
Yılmaz played three matches with the Turkey under-21 national football team and scored 1 goal. He debuted with the senior Turkey national team in a 6–0 win over Gibraltar on 12 November 2021.[4]
On 12 October 2023, Yılmaz scored his first goal for Türkiye in a 1–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win over Croatia.[5]
He was named in Turkey's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ankara Demirspor | 2017–18 | TFF Third League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | TFF Third League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | TFF Third League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 1 | ||||
| Ankara Keçiörengücü | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 55 | 7 | |
| Total | 79 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 20 | ||
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Twelve appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
- As of match played 26 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yılmaz goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 2023 | Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia | 8 | Croatia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 10 June 2024 | Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 15 | Poland | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References
- "Hoş geldin Barış Alper Yılmaz". www.galatasaray.org.
- "Barış Alper Yılmaz'ın sözleşmesi uzatıldı". www.galatasaray.org. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- "Match Report of Turkey vs Gibraltar - 2021-11-13 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers Talking Points: Erling Haaland makes it 27 goals in 27 appearances for Norway". Optus. 13 October 2023.
- "A Millî Takımımızın EURO 2024 Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" [EURO 2024 Candidate Squad of Our National Team Announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- https://www.thescore.com/topsn/news/2918549/galatasaray-win-turkish-league-after-beating-fenerbahce-on-final-day
- https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/galatasaray-vs-fenerbahce-turkish-super-cup-final-highlights-controversy-goals-icardi-boycott/article68041682.ece