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Full nameKartal Kayra Yılmaz
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityTürkiye
Age25
Date of birth4 Nov 2000
BirthplaceKocaeli
Height174 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubBeşiktaş
Defensive midfielder
13
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
544
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Beşiktaş.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Beşiktaş's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (ankle, inactive). He still appeared 13 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Süper Lig13015446.86
UEFA Europa Conference League200646.65
Türkiye Kupası2100
UEFA Europa League2000

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

K. Yılmaz is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Beşiktaş, rated 42.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yılmaz.

On the season, Yılmaz graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.309 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 25 Yılmaz is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Yılmaz missed 5 games through injury (ankle, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 13 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
42.2
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
9.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
20.8%
Minutes
limited game time
3.31
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Beşiktaş finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

3.31
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 20.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 42.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.