Burak Yılmaz: career of Turkish football player

Burak Yilmaz, football player (born 15.06.1985) is a Turkish central striker (also an attacking midfielder), now playing for the Chinese club "Beijing Guoan" and the Turkish national football team.

Burak Yilmaz - career football player in the "Antalyaspor"

Yilmaz began his professional career in the Turkish club "Antalyaspor" as a midfielder. In the championship of Turkey 2004/2005 Yılmaz scored his debut goal in the gate of the football club "Karshiyaka". In general, the game season Burak spent well - 8 goals and 14 assists (assists) in 29 games.

Burak's game helped the team avoid flying from the top division. The footballer made a special contribution to the development of the team in the next season (2005/2006) of the Turkish football championship, ensuring his club to enter the top division.

During the performance for "Antalyaspor" Yilmaz scored 17 goals in 79 games played. Burak Yilmaz showed an effective and confident game on the football field, thereby becoming interested in his person the leading top clubs in Europe. Soon the football player moves to the more famous Turkish club.

Yilmaz in the top clubs of the Turkish "Super League"

In the summer of 2006, Burak signed a contract with the football club Besiktas. The footballer scores his debut goal in the new club on August 6, 2006 and again at FC "Karshiyaka", in this game "Besiktas" won with a score of 3-1.

The season of 2006/2007 for Yılmaz and the team as a whole ended very successfully - the second place in the Turkish championship and the win of the national cup. Footballer scored 12 times in 35 games. The next season (2007/2008) for Yılmaz turned out to be not very successful - the player sharply loses the game form on the occasion of injury and becomes irrelevant for the Turkish club "Besiktas".

In January 2008, he was sold to Manisaspor as part of an exchange deal, and later on June 29, 2008, he was bought at the Fenerbahce Football Club, where he was given high hopes and called him "a promising youngster." Footballer did not live up to the desired hopes, because he did not recover to the end after a serious injury. Almost all the time spent in the "Fenerbahce" Burak Yilmaz spent on the bench.

And again transfer - FC "Trabzonspor"

In February 2010, Burak receives a proposal for a contract to the football club Trabzonspor. Footballer signs it and moves to the city of Trabzonspor for permanent residence.

Shenol Gunesh (head coach of FC Trabzonspor) notices the hidden talents of Yilmaz and often releases him on the field in the starting lineup. At Burak with the trainer there are trusting relations. Playing for a new club, the center forward gradually gains the previous game form - the player often clogs and becomes the favorite of the fans of the Trabzonspor club.

Now Burak Yılmaz is a famous world football player, together with his club he takes part in the draw of the European League Cup, and also differs in the most important matches of the Turkish "Super League".

In the season 2010/2011 Yilmaz becomes the club's top scorer, having scored 33 times in 34 games played, this is an absolute record in the history of the club. Prior to that, the forward was Fatih Tekke, who in the 2004/2005 season managed to score 31 goals for the Trabzonspor team.

Going to FC "Galatasaray"

On July 13, 2012, Burak Yilmaz signs 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 football players in Turkey - 2.3 million euros per year, as well as a bonus of 20 thousand euros for every goal scored.

September 2, 2012 "Galatasaray" plays a match in the framework of the Turkish championship against the team "Buraspor", where Burak celebrated 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 championship of Turkey.

Burak played excellent, constantly gave assists and scored important goals in tournaments, where the team participated: the Champions League, the League of Europe, the Turkish "Super League", the Cup of Turkey, etc.

October 28, in the third group match in the Champions League 2012/2013, Yılmaz scored his 100th goal in his career. Soon, November 7, 2012 - draws a hat-trick in a match against the "CFR Cluj", retaining their position as the leader in the 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 draw a hat-trick in the Champions League. In the same tournament Burak Yilmaz becomes the top scorer, ahead of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.

A tempting offer from China

February 5, 2016, the Chinese football club "Beijing Guoan" offers a large sum for the transfer of Yilmaz. The cost of the football player was 8 million euros, but the club "Galatasaray" had to pay 2 million euros to his former club "Trabzonspor", because of the violation of the agreement on the contract.

In China, Burak Yilmaz, whose photo is posted in the article, receives a record salary of 8 million euros per year.