Kartal Yılmaz

Kartal Kayra Yılmaz (born 4 November 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kayserispor on loan from Beşiktaş.

Kartal Yılmaz

Personal information
Full name	Kartal Kayra Yılmaz
Date of birth	(2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	İzmit, Turkey
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kayserispor (on loan from Beşiktaş)
Number	8
Youth career
2011–2012	KBBKSpor
2012–2019	Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Beşiktaş	9	(0)
2021–2022	→ Ümraniyespor (loan)	30	(1)
2022–2023	→ Ümraniyespor (loan)	23	(0)
2023–	→ Kayserispor (loan)	28	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	Turkey U21	7	(0)
2022–	Turkey U23	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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]

References

1. "Karabüklü baba "78'i giy" demiş, o 41'i tercih etmiş". Özgür Kocaeli Gazetesi.
2. "İlk maçta Oğuzhan'ın yerine forma giymişti". haberturk.com. November 7, 2019.
3. "Ümraniyespor, Beşiktaş'tan Kartal Kayra Yılmaz'ı kiraladı - TGRT Haber". Tgrt.

External links

• Kartal Yılmaz at Soccerway
• Kartal Yılmaz at the Turkish Football Federation
• Kartal Yılmaz at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)