İbrahim Yılmaz

İbrahim Yılmaz — Biography

İbrahim Yılmaz was born on 6 February 1994 in the Fatih district of Istanbul, and is a 1.83m forward. He came up through the youth ranks of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor and reached the first team, making his official debut on 19 December 2010, coming on in the 80th minute of a Süper Lig match against Manisaspor. In 2012-13 he was loaned to third-tier Darıca Gençlerbirliği for more playing time, scoring 22 goals in the league and Turkish Cup combined, with his 20 league goals drawing particular attention. Back at İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor for 2013-14, he made 20 appearances in the PTT First League with 7 goals and 3 assists, helping the club win promotion to the Süper Lig.

Ahead of 2014-15 he moved on loan to Altınordu, and later also played for Şanlıurfaspor and İstanbul Başakşehir. At İstanbulspor in 2021-22 he helped the club win the play-offs and return to the Süper Lig after 17 years, starting in their comeback match, a 2-0 opening-day loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022. He was loaned to Eyüpspor on 12 January 2023, and later played for TFF Second League side Aliağa FK. At youth level he represented Turkey at under-17, under-19 and under-20, and was part of Turkey's squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the team lost to France in the tournament's second round.