Sefa Yılmaz

Sefa Yılmaz — Biography

Sefa Yılmaz is a winger who grew up in Berlin and chose Turkey; he later won the Turkish Cup with Sivasspor. He holds both Turkish and German citizenship and, although eligible for Germany, chose the Turkey national team. His older brother Murat Yılmaz is also a professional footballer.

As a youth he played in Berlin for Eintracht Südring, 1. FC Schöneberg and Tennis Borussia before moving to Wolfsburg's academy in 2006. He lost a final with Wolfsburg's under-19s, played for the second team and trained with Felix Magath's first team without breaking into the senior squad. In 2010 he joined MSV Duisburg in the 2. Bundesliga, where he started on the right wing, scored 6 league goals in 31 matches and reached the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Schalke 04. He joined Kayserispor in 2011 on a four-year contract. He provided 8 assists in his first season and scored 7 goals in 2012-13. Trabzonspor is also among his clubs.

In June 2021 Sivasspor announced his signing, and in 2021-22 he won the Turkish Cup. Internationally he appeared for Turkey's under-21 side, the B team and the senior team.