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Rıdvan Yılmaz
Turkish footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rıdvan Yılmaz (born 21 May 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Turkey national team.
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Yılmaz is a graduate of the Beşiktaş youth academy. He made 62 first-team appearances for Beşiktaş, helping them win the domestic league and cup double in the 2020–21 season. In July 2022, he joined Rangers for an initial transfer fee of £3.4 million.
Yılmaz made 50 appearances for Turkey's youth national teams, from under-16 to under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in May 2021, and was a member of Turkey's squad at UEFA Euro 2020.
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Club career
Beşiktaş
Yılmaz was born in Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul.[2] He spent 10 years of his youth career in the academy of Beşiktaş,[3] which he joined at the age of seven.[2] Yılmaz made his professional debut with Beşiktaş as a late substitute in a 7–2 Süper Lig win over Çaykur Rizespor on 8 April 2019.[2] In the 2020–21 season, he won the Süper Lig and Turkish Cup with Beşiktaş.[4][5][6]
Rangers
On 25 July 2022, Yılmaz joined Scottish club Rangers on a five-year deal for an initial transfer fee of £3.4 million, with the deal containing add-ons that could raise the fee to £5.3 million.[7] He made his debut for the club as a substitute against Belgian team Union Saint-Gilloise, during a UEFA Champions League qualifier loss on 2 August.[8][9]
Yılmaz suffered a serious hamstring injury in a Scottish Premiership match against Aberdeen in October.[10] After more than four months, he returned to the Rangers first-team as a substitute in a Scottish Cup game against Raith Rovers in March 2023.[11]
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International career
Yılmaz played youth international football for Turkey at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, making 50 appearances in total.[12]
In May 2021, Yılmaz was called up to the senior Turkey national football team's preliminary 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[13] He made his senior international debut on 27 May 2021, in a warm-up friendly against Azerbaijan.[12][14] He was included in Turkey's final 26-man squad for Euro 2020.[15]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 March 2025[16]
- Includes Turkish Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
- As of match played 22 March 2024[17]
Honours
Beşiktaş
Rangers
References
External links
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