Deniz Yılmaz

Deniz Yılmaz (born 26 February 1988) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. Born in West Germany, Yılmaz is of ethnic Turkish origin.

In July 2011, Yılmaz joined 1. FSV Mainz 05, and made his Bundesliga debut six months later, in a 3–2 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. He made one more appearance for Mainz in the 2011–12 season, and joined 2. Bundesliga side SC Paderborn 07 on loan for the 2012–13 season.

On 15 January 2018, Yılmaz left Bursaspor and joined Gençlerbirliği. He signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Gençlerbirliği.

International career Yılmaz was born in West Germany to parents of Turkish descent. Yılmaz won around 50 caps for Turkey at youth level all categories comprised, including 8 for the Turkey U21. In 2016, after years of waiting for a senior Turkish call-up, Yılmaz switched to the Azerbaijan national football team. Yılmaz made his debut for Azerbaijan in a 4-0 2018 World Cup qualification loss to Northern Ireland on 11 November 2016.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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2005–06

2007–08

2008–09

2009–10

2010–11

— Mainz 05 2011–12 Bundesliga

Mainz 05 II 2011–12 Regionalliga West

Elazığspor 2013–14 Süper Lig

2014–15