BURAK YILMAZ LİFES
Club career[edit]
Antalyaspor[edit]
He started his professional career in Antalyaspor as a midfielder. He scored his first goal in the 2004–05 season against Karşıyaka. He played 29 matches, scoring 8 Goals and helping his team avoid relegation. He contributed to the success of the team's promotion to the Süper Lig after finishing second in Division 1 in the 2005–06 season especially in the second half of the season after scoring 9 Goals in 24 matches. In 70 league appearances for the club he scored 17 goals.
Besiktas[edit]
Burak was transferred to Besiktas in the summer of 2006. He made his debut on August 6, 2006 against Manisaspor, and scored his first goal against Konyaspor in a 3–1 win for Beşiktaş. He also scored against Trabzonspor.[1] In his first season scored he 5 goals in 30 league appearances and Beşiktaş finished the League in the second place. He played also in the Turkish cup 7 times and scored 1 goal, helping his team win the cup. His form dropped dramatically during the 2007–08 season. In January 2008, he was sold to Manisaspor as part of an exchange deal.[2]
Manisaspor[edit]
Burak transferred from Beşiktaş in a part-exchange deal with Manisaspor, for Filip Hološko in 2007–8 January transfer window.[2] Burak scored a hat-trick against Denizlispor in the first game for his new club and again caught the attention of bigger clubs by scoring 9 goals in 16 league appearances.
Fenerbahçe[edit]
On 29 June 2008, Burak was sold to Fenerbahçe and was presented at a news conference wearing the number 7 shirt.[3] On the contrary to his "promising youngster" image in Manisaspor and Beşiktaş, he had been a disappointment during his spell in Fenerbahçe, only playing six games and failing to score in the 2008–09 season.
Eskişehirspor (loan)[edit]
On 11 July 2009, Burak was sent to Eskişehirspor on a one-year loan.[4] In the first half of the 2009–10 Süper Lig he played 14 matches and able to score one goal which came from a header in the 85th minute for the equalizer against Kasımpaşa as the game ended 1–1.
Trabzonnspor[edit]
In February 2010, Burak was transferred permanently to Trabzonspor.[5] Following the arrival of a new coach, Trabzonspor legend Şenol Güneş, he debuted on 15 February 2010 and played the last 15 minutes against Bursaspor in a 1–1 draw. After joining the club, he recovered his goal-scoring form, and on February 26 he scored for Trabzonspor against his old team Antalyaspor, helping his side to a second place league finish for the 2010–11 season. Yilmaz also competed in the Turkish Cup semi-finals and went on to defeat his old team, Fenerbahçe, 3–1 in the finals. Ten days later, Trabzonspor played against Fenerbahçe again in the last game of the league season. Yilmaz scored in the 23rd minute, helping his team escape with a 1–1 away draw. As a result, Fenerbahce finished in second-place of the league competition, one point behind the champion Bursaspor. He became Trabzonspor's leading goalscorer with 19 goals in 30 league games and July, 2011 signed he a new four-year contract with the club.[6] Yilmaz opened the following season by helping Trabzonspor win its first Turkish Super Cup in team history. In the 2010–11 Süper Lig season he was one of the team's most effective players, especially over the final weeks of the league, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Beşiktaş, scoring in 1–0 wins against Galatasaray and Bursaspor, and helping Trabzonspor finish as runner-up for the League. In the regular season of the 2011–12 Süper Lig, Burak scored 33 goals in 34 appearances, a new club record previously held by Fatih Tekke who scored 31 goals in the 2004–05 season.[7]
Galatasaray[edit]
On 13 July 2012, he signed a 4+1-year contract with Galatasaray[8][9] for €5 million from Trabzonspor.[10] Yilmaz will receive €2.3 million per-season with a €20,000 bonus per-appearance.[11]
On 2 September 2012, He scored his first goal for Galatasaray against Bursaspor, as the game finished 3–2, making it Galatasaray's historic 1000th league win. On 19 September, in a Champions League match against Manchester United, he became the first Turkish player to play a Champions League match with four most of the most successful Turkish clubs. Two weeks later he scored the only goal for Galatasaray as the game ended in a 1–1 home draw against Eskişehirspor. On October 23, in the 3rd game of the Champions League Group Stage, he scored a goal from a header for Galatasaray to avoid losing the match as the game ended in a 1–1 draw against CFR Cluj. On 28 October, he scored his 100th career goal, during a 3–0 win against Kayserispor, maintaining their position as league leaders. On 7 November 2012, Yılmaz netted a perfect hat-trick in a 3–1 away win over Cluj in a Champions League group match.[12] He continued his streak by scoring the only goal of the game in the crucial Champions League group win against Manchester United with a header in second half on November 20 securing Gala's advantage at the second place of the group before the last games. He finished the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2012-13 as top scorer with 6 goals in 501 minutes, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the same number of goals in 540 minutes. On 23 November 2013, Yılmaz scored his 100th Süper Lig goal against Sivasspor, which was the aid of 2-1 home win for Galatasaray.