Burak Yılmaz

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Burak Yılmaz
Personal information
Full name Burak Yılmaz
Date of birth July 15, 1985 (1985-07-15) (age 22)
Place of birth    Antalya, Turkey
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current club Fenerbahçe SK
Youth clubs
1998-2002 Antalyaspor
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002-2006
2006-2008
2008
2008-present
Antalyaspor
Beşiktaş
Manisaspor
Fenerbahçe SK
78 (35)
32 (6)
16 (9)
   
National team2
2006-present Turkey 5 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 30 May 08.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 30 May 08.
* Appearances (Goals)

Burak Yılmaz (15 July 1985, Antalya) is a Turkish footballer currently playing for the club Fenerbahçe. His father Fikret Yılmaz was a former Beşiktaş goalkeeper where Burak spent two years before joining Manisaspor and Fenerbahçe.

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He began to play football in Antalyaspor and he contributed heavily in the success of Antalyaspor in 2005-2006 season to have the second place in Division 1 and promote to Super League, the top football league in Turkish Football.

He is considered as one of the rising stars in Turkish football.

Yılmaz was exchanged by Beşiktaş into deal with Manisaspor for the transfer of Filip Holosko in 2007/08 mid-season transfer window.[1] Burak started well at Manisaspor with an hat-trick against Denizlispor.[2][3] He was scouted by a French League 1 team according to a Turkish daily newspaper and he will be followed on the rest of the season.[4]

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