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M. Yıldırım

Squad depthSivasspor · 30 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityTürkiye
Age30
Date of birth23 Jan 1996
BirthplaceEskişehir
Height175 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubSivasspor
Centre-back
0
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1216
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sivasspor.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Yıldırım is a 30-year-old central defender at Sivasspor, rated 18.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 281st of 405 on scout potential in the 1. Lig. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (36.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yıldırım.

Judged on this season alone, Yıldırım graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 83rd of 85 of the 85 centre-backs in the 1. Lig, on 0 clean sheets and 2.294 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 4). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 56th of 85 of the 85 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. At 30 Yıldırım is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level
Current potential56th of 85 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 0 appsCurrent season83rd of 85 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 0 apps83rd-best centre-back in the 1. Lig281st in the 1. Lig · potential56th-highest potential centre-back in the 1. Lig
18.8
Ratingi
56th of 85 centre-backs
3.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.29
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sivasspor finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

0
Apps
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Clean sheets

No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.8, Yıldırım carries the 56th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Lig of 85 — though on just 0 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.