Bilal Yalcinkaya

Bilal Yalcinkaya
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18)
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)
*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)

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.

Career

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Yalcinkaya 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

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Yalcinkaya is an ambidextrous midfielder who can also play as a winger.[2]

Personal life

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Born in Germany, Yalcinkaya is of Turkish descent and is the son of Emine and Muhammet Yalçınkaya.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Schlimmer Fritteusen-Unfall als Kind: Das ist HSV-Talent Yalcinkaya". bild.de.
  2. ^ "Almanların üstünde titrediği Türk genç yetenek: Bilal Yalçınkaya". fanatik.com.tr.
  3. ^ "Yalcinkaya nach Empfang: "Für den HSV unverzichtbar werden"". abdenblatt.de.
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