İsmail Yıldırım

İsmail Yıldırım — Biography

Born on 1 June 1990 in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, İsmail Yıldırım (also written Ismaïl Yıldırım) is a Dutch footballer of Turkish descent; sources credit him with both Dutch and Turkish citizenship, and describe him mostly as a winger, though some place him in midfield. He came through the youth academy of FC Dordrecht, went on to play for SV Oranje Wit, and in 2011 moved to Kozakken Boys as a right winger, where he spent three seasons.

He joined RKC Waalwijk in 2014, making his debut on 8 August 2014 against Roda JC, and extended his contract there in March 2015. In the summer of 2016 he returned to Turkey to sign a two-year deal with Boluspor, which was terminated in February 2017; in June 2017 he signed a one-year contract with Menemen Belediyespor.

He joined ASWH in August 2017, announced his intention to leave in the summer of 2020 but decided to stay a month later, and finally left the club in the summer of 2021. In June 2021 he signed with Vierde Divisie side VV Capelle, departing after one season, then moved to Dordrecht club GSC/ODS in January 2023, with whom he won a lower-division section championship in 2024.