Bilal Yalcinkaya (Turkish: Yalçınkaya, born 30 March 2006) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamburger SV. He won the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Germany.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamburger SV | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | FC Süderelbe | ||
| 2015–2017 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2017– | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Hamburger SV II | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U17 | 8 | (4) |
| 2024– | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:19, 19 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:19, 19 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editYalcinkaya joined the youth academy of Hamburger SV at the age of nine,[1] having spent time at FC St. Pauli's setup, and started to train with Hamburg's first team at 16.
Style of play
editYalcinkaya is an ambidextrous midfielder who can also play as a winger.[2]
Personal life
editBorn in Germany, Yalcinkaya is of Turkish descent and is the son of Emine and Muhammet Yalçınkaya.[3]
References
editExternal links
edit- Bilal Yalcinkaya at Soccerway
- DFB profile