Güven Yalçın

Güven Yalçın (born 18 January 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lecce on loan from Beşiktaş.

Güven Yalçın
Personal information
Full name Güven Yalçın[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lecce,
on loan from Beşiktaş
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2018 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Beşiktaş 55 (12)
2021– →Lecce (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Turkey U17 11 (3)
2017 Germany U18 1 (0)
2017–2018 Turkey U19 11 (4)
2018 Turkey U21 4 (0)
2019– Turkey 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2019

Club career

Yalçın spent his entire youth development with Bayer Leverkusen, joining them in 2006.[2] On 27 July 2018, Yalçın signed with Beşiktaş in Turkish Süper Lig.[3] Yalçın made his professional debut for Beşiktaş in a 1-1 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifier against FK Partizan on 23 August 2018.[4]

On 1st February 2021 he was signed by Italian side Lecce on loan with an option to buy.

International career

Yalçın was born in Germany and is of Turkish descent. He first represented the Turkey U17, and then represented the Germany U18s in a 3-0 friendly win over the Austria U18s on 17 April 2017.[5] He then switched back to represent the Turkey U19s, with whom he participated in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]

He made his Turkey national football team debut on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Greece, as a 55th-minute substitute for Cenk Tosun.[7]

References
  1. "Güven Yalçin". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. "Bayer Leverkusens Güven Yalcin steht vor einem Wechsel zu Besiktas Istanbul". 24 June 2018.
  3. "Dorukhan Toköz ve Güven Yalçın, Beşiktaş'ta!".
  4. "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  5. "Deutschland U 18 (m) - Österreich U 18, 3:0, Länderspiel 2016/17 Saison - DFB Datencenter". DFB Datencenter.
  6. "U19 Milli Takımımızın Avrupa Şampiyonası Finalleri aday kadrosu açıklandı - U-19 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
  7. "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.
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