Ridvan Yilmaz (born 21 May 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Turkiye national team.
![]() Yilmaz with Beşiktaş in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkiye | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2019 | Beşiktaş | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Beşiktaş | 52 | (4) |
2022– | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Turkiye U16 | 10 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Turkiye U17 | 14 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Turkiye U18 | 15 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Turkiye U19 | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Turkiye U21 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Turkiye | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022 |
Yilmaz spent all 10 years of his youth career in the academy of Beşiktaş.[1] Yılmaz made his professional debut with Beşiktaş as a late sub in a 2–7 Süper Lig win over Çaykur Rizespor on 8 April 2019 .[2]
On 25 July 2022, Yilmaz joined Scottish club Rangers on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his debut for the club as a substitute against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise during a UEFA Champions League qualifier loss on 2 August.[4]
Yilmaz was called up to the Turkiye preliminary squad for Euro 2020.[5] He made his debut on 27 May 2021 in a friendly against Azerbaijan.[6]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Beşiktaş | 2018–19[8] | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20[9] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[10] | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
2021–22[11] | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
Total | 52 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 4 | |||
Rangers | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 54 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 4 | ||
National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
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Turkiye | |||
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Rangers F.C. – current squad | |
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Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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