Güven Yalçın
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Beşiktaş | 85 | (18) |
| 2021 | → Lecce (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Genoa | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 32 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | → Arouca (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2025– | Alanyaspor | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2019 | |||
Güven Yalçın (born 18 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team.
Club career
Yalçın spent his entire youth development with Bayer Leverkusen, joining them in 2006.[1] On 27 July 2018, Yalçın signed with Beşiktaş in Turkish Süper Lig.[2] Yalçın made his professional debut for Beşiktaş in a 1-1 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifier against FK Partizan on 23 August 2018.[3]
On 1 February 2021 he was signed by Italian side Lecce on loan with an option to buy.[4]
On 21 July 2022, Yalçın returned to Italy and signed with Genoa.[5]
On 8 September 2023, Yalçın was loaned to Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük until the end of the season.[6]
On 16 July 2025, Yalçın signed a three-season contract with Alanyaspor.
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.[7] He then switched back to represent the Turkey U19s, with whom he participated in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[8]
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.[9]
Honours
Beşiktaş
References
- ^ "Bayer Leverkusens Güven Yalcin steht vor einem Wechsel zu Besiktas Istanbul". 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Dorukhan Toköz ve Güven Yalçın, Beşiktaş'ta!".
- ^ "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
- ^ "YALÇIN È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Güven Yalçin è un nuovo giocatore del Genoa" (in Italian). Genoa. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Güven Yalçın yeniden Süper Lig'de". ntvspor. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Deutschland U 18 (m) - Österreich U 18, 3:0, Länderspiel 2016/17 Saison - DFB Datencenter". DFB Datencenter.
- ^ "U19 Milli Takımımızın Avrupa Şampiyonası Finalleri aday kadrosu açıklandı - U-19 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.
External links
- Güven Yalçın at Soccerway
- Güven Yalçın at the Turkish Football Federation
- Güven Yalçın at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Güven Yalçın – UEFA competition record (archive)
- JK profile
- DFB Profile
- Güven Yalçın at National-Football-Teams.com