Özgür Yılmaz (footballer)

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Özgür Yılmaz (born 7 March 1986) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kastamonuspor.

Özgür Yılmaz

Personal information
Full name	Özgür Yılmaz
Date of birth	(1986-03-07) March 7, 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Üsküdar, Turkey
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Kastamonuspor
Number	57
Youth career
1999–2001	Yeni Özkartalspor
2001–2005	Öz Alibeyköy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Alibeyköyspor	40	(0)
2008–2013	Gaziosmanpaşaspor	124	(5)
2015–2018	Giresunspor	142	(5)
2018	Karabükspor	5	(0)
2018–2019	BB Bodrumspor	27	(1)
2019–	Kastamonuspor	18	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:01, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Professional career

Beginning his career as an amateur footballer, Özgür worked his way up becoming a stalwart at Gaziosmanpaşaspor, and then became captain of Giresunspor in the second division of Turkey.^[1] Özgür signed his first professional contract with Kardemir Karabükspor on 31 January 2018, for 1.5 years.^[2] Özgür made his professional debut with Kardemir Karabükspor in a 3-1 Süper Lig loss to Yeni Malatyaspor on 25 February 2018, at the age of 30.^[3]