Yener Arıca

Bilal Yener Arıca (born 28 February 1992) is a Turkish-Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayburt Özel İdarespor.

Yener Arıca

Yener Arıca (right) with Torric Jebrin in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Bilal Yener Arıca
Date of birth	(1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Küçükçekmece, Turkey
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team	Bayburt Özel İdarespor
Number	20
Youth career
2003–2013	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Kayserispor	21	(1)
2015–2016	Altınordu SK	12	(1)
2016–2017	Almere City	27	(6)
2017–2019	Adanaspor	26	(2)
2020–	Bayburt Özel İdarespor	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:28, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born 28 February 1992 in Istanbul, Turkey, Yener Arıca moved to The Hague, in the Netherlands with his family, where he grew up. He attended the famous Ajax Academy in Amsterdam debuting for the D2 youth team in 2003. He has been on the reserve squad for AFC Ajax since 2011, and after two seasons on the reserves list he was however unable to break through into the first team, and decided to move to Turkey, signing with Kayserispor where he was given the number 14 shirt.^[2]

He made his Süper Lig debut for Kayserispor against Karabükspor in the 3-1 away loss, coming on as a 53' minute substitute for Salih Dursun.

After a season at Turkish second division Altınordu SK, he returned to Holland in summer 2016 to join Almere City.^[3]

Personal life

Yener Arıca was born in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey to both Turkish parents, with whom he moved to the Netherlands where he grew up. He holds both Turkish and Dutch citizenship, and has yet to make any appearances for either national team.^[4]