Burak Yılmaz, football player (born 06/15/1985) - Turkish central striker (also an attacking midfielder), now playing for the Chinese club Beijing Guoan and the Turkish national football team.
Burak Yılmaz - football career at Antalyaspor
Yılmaz began his professional career in the Turkish club Antalyaspor as a midfielder. In the 2004/2005 Turkish Championship, Yılmaz scored his first goal against the Karsiyaka football club. In general, Burak played well in the season - 8 goals and 14 assists (assists) in 29 matches.
Burak’s game helped the team to avoid relegation from the top division. The football player made a special contribution to the development of the team in the next season (2005/2006) of the Turkish football championship, providing his club with access to the top division.
During the performance for Antalyaspor, Yilmaz scored 17 goals in 79 games played. Burak Yılmaz demonstrated an effective and confident game on the football field, thereby interesting the leading European top clubs in his persona. Soon the footballer moves to the more famous Turkish club.
Yilmaz in the top clubs of the Turkish Super League
In the summer of 2006, Burak signs a contract with the Besiktas Football Club. The football player scores his debut goal in the new club on August 6, 2006 and again against the goal of FC Karshiyaka, in this game Besiktas won 3-1.
The 2006/2007 season for Yılmaz and the team as a whole ended very successfully - second place in the Turkish championship and winning the country's cup. The football player scored 12 times in 35 matches. The next season (2007/2008) turned out to be not very successful for Yılmaz - the footballer sharply loses his game form due to an injury and becomes not relevant for the Turkish Besiktas club.
In January 2008 he was sold to Manisaspor as part of an exchange transaction, and later on June 29, 2008 he was bought at the Fenerbahçe football club, where he had high hopes and called him a “promising young man”. The footballer did not live up to his desired hopes, because he did not fully recover from a serious injury. Burak Yılmaz spent almost all his time at Fenerbahçe on the bench.
And again the transfer - FC Trabzonspor
In February 2010, Burak receives a proposal for a contract to the Trabzonspor football club. A football player signs it and moves to the city of Trabzonspor for permanent residence.
Shenol Gunesh (head coach of FC Trabzonspor) notices Yilmaz's hidden talents and often releases him on the field in the starting lineup. Burak has a trusting relationship with the coach. Playing for a new club, the center forward is gradually gaining the same game form - the player often scores and becomes the favorite of the Trabzonspor fans.
Now Burak Yılmaz is a well-known world football player, together with his club he takes part in the Europa League Cup, and also differs in the most important matches of the Turkish Super League.
In the 2010/2011 season, Yilmaz becomes the club’s top scorer, distinguishing himself 33 times in 34 matches played, this is an absolute record in the club’s history. Prior to this, forward Fatih Tekke was considered a record holder, who in the 2004/2005 season managed to score 31 goals for the Trabzonspor team.
Transition to FC Galatasaray
On July 13, 2012, Burak Yılmaz signed a five-year contract with FC Galatasaray, the amount of which is five million euros. Now the player has one of the highest salaries among Turkish players - 2.3 million euros per year, as well as bonus payments of 20 thousand euros for each goal scored.
September 2, 2012 “Galatasaray” plays a match in the Turkish championship against the team “Buraspor”, where Burak celebrates his debut goal for the new team. Ultimately, Galatasaray beats his opponent with a total score of 3-2. This event becomes significant for the history of the club - a thousandth victory in the Turkish championship.
Burak played excellently, constantly gave assists and scored important goals in tournaments where the team participated: Champions League, Europa League, Turkish “Super League”, Turkish Cup, etc.
On October 28, in the third group match of the 2012/2013 Champions League, Yilmaz scored his 100th career goal. Soon November 7, 2012 - draws up a hat-trick in the match against CFR Cluj, maintaining its position as the leader in goals scored in the Champions League.
For a football player, this becomes a new record, now he is the first Turkish player who was able to arrange a hat-trick in the Champions League. In the same tournament, Burak Yılmaz becomes the top scorer, ahead of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
