Kartal

Yılmaz

DM Beşiktaş #17

Defensive Midfield – Midfielder

Kartal Yılmaz

Beşiktaş Süper Lig

Top 2% in the Süper Lig

Date of birth / Age: 4 Nov 2000 (26)
Citizenship: Turkey
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.78 m / 70 kg
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Contract until: 2028

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

In his league

99%

of Süper Lig defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−0.9

goals below expected · better than 38% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

2 Expected

2.9

53 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

8 Expected

9.1

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 18
StartsStarting eleven: 6
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: 1
YellowYellow cards: 3
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 603

Starting eleven33%

6 of 18 appearances

Minutes played603

34 per appearance

Goal involvement1

0 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

153 matches · since 2019/20

AMCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	118	4	16
Central Midfield	32	0	4
Attacking Midfield	3	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/2625/26	Süper LigSüper Lig	Beşiktaş	12	5	0	1	2	0	0	446
2025/2625/26	UEFA Europa Conference League - QualificationEuropa Conference League · Qual.	Beşiktaş	4	0	0	–	0	–	0	49
2025/2625/26	UEFA Europa League - QualificationEuropa League · Qual.	Beşiktaş	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	108
2024/2524/25	Süper LigSüper Lig	Kayserispor	33	32	3	6	10	0	0	2,813
2023/2423/24	Süper LigSüper Lig	Kayserispor	29	27	0	–	7	–	0	2,405
2023/2423/24	CupCup	Kayserispor	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	62
2022/2322/23	Süper LigSüper Lig	Ümranıyespor	23	15	0	–	3	–	0	1,432
2022/2322/23	Süper LigSüper Lig	Beşiktaş	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	118
2022/2322/23	CupCup	Ümranıyespor	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	238
2021/2221/22	1. Lig1. Lig	Ümranıyespor	30	28	1	7	11	0	0	2,493
2021/2221/22	CupCup	Ümranıyespor	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	128
2020/2120/21	1. Lig1. Lig	Ümranıyespor	15	14	0	2	3	0	0	1,224
2020/2120/21	Süper LigSüper Lig	Beşiktaş	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2020/2120/21	CupCup	Beşiktaş	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	30
20232023	UEFA U21 Championship QualificationU21 Championship Qualification	Türkiye U21	5	4	0	–	1	–	0	360
2019/2019/20	Süper LigSüper Lig	Beşiktaş	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
2019/2019/20	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Beşiktaş	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	101
2018/1918/19	U21 Süper LigU21 Süper Lig	Beşiktaş U21	30	29	1	–	8	–	0	2,408
2017/1817/18	U21 Süper LigU21 Süper Lig	Beşiktaş U21	14	11	2	–	3	–	0	1,039
2017/1817/18	U19 Elit AU19 Elit A	Beşiktaş U19	7	6	0	–	1	–	1	550
2017/1817/18	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	Bursaspor U19	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	162

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			224	181	8	16^*	50	0^*	1	16,206

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Süper Lig	106	3	7
1. Lig	45	1	9
U21 Süper Lig	44	3	–
Cup	7	0	–
U19 Elit A	7	0	–
Türkiye U21	5	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	4	0	–
UEFA Europa League	2	0	–
UEFA Europa League - Qualification	2	0	–
UEFA Youth League	2	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jun 2025 Jun 2025 · Back from Loan Kayserispor Beşiktaş Back from Loan
Sept 2023 Sept 2023 · Loan Beşiktaş Kayserispor Loan Loan
Jun 2023 Jun 2023 · Back from Loan Ümranıyespor Beşiktaş Back from Loan
Aug 2022 Aug 2022 · Loan Beşiktaş Ümranıyespor Loan Loan
Jun 2022 Jun 2022 · Back from Loan Ümranıyespor Beşiktaş Back from Loan
Aug 2021 Aug 2021 · Loan Beşiktaş Ümranıyespor Loan Loan
Jun 2021 Jun 2021 · Back from Loan Ümranıyespor Beşiktaş Back from Loan
Jan 2021 Jan 2021 · Loan Beşiktaş Ümranıyespor Loan Loan
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Free Transfer Beşiktaş JK Under 19 Beşiktaş Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Beşiktaş 2019–2026 30 0
Kayserispor 2023–2025 63 3
Ümranıyespor 2020–2023 73 1
Beşiktaş U21 2017–2019 44 3
Beşiktaş U19 2017 7 0
Bursaspor U19 2017 2 1

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