Barış Alper Yılmaz (born 23 May 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
Club career Early career Yılmaz started football in 2011 in Rize İl Özel İdarespor. In 2017, he was transferred to Ankara Demirspor, one of the third league teams. After playing here for three seasons, he was transferred to Ankara Keçiörengücü, which was promoted to the first league.
Galatasaray Yılmaz transferred to Galatasaray on 9 July 2021. His contract was extended by Galatasaray on 4 May 2023 to be valid until the end of the 2026–27 season.
Yılmaz became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.
Yılmaz scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Galatasaray on 25 February 2026 against Juventus, in a game Galatasaray lost 3-2 but advanced 7-5 on aggregate. On 26 April 2026 he scored his first goal against Fenerbahçe in a 3-0 win from a penalty kick.
International career Yılmaz played three matches with the Turkey under-21 national football team and scored 1 goal. He debuted with the senior Turkey national team in a 6–0 win over Gibraltar on 13 November 2021.
On 12 October 2023, Yılmaz scored his first goal for Turkey in a 1–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win over Croatia.
He was named in Turkey's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.
On 2 June 2026, Yılmaz was selected in the 26-man squad for Turkey's 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueTurkish CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAnkara Demirspor2017–18TFF Third League4020——602018–19TFF Third League16110——1712019–20TFF Third League19010——200Total39140——431Ankara Keçiörengücü2020–21TFF First League34820——368Galatasaray2021–22Süper Lig1701050—2302022–23Süper Lig25450——3042023–24Süper Lig37631140105572024–25Süper Lig3212411111048142025–26Süper Lig308521212149122026–27Süper Lig6000100070Total147301844324121237Career total220392444324129146
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTurkey20212020239120241312025702026104Total416
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yılmaz goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Barış Alper YılmazNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition112 October 2023 Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia 8 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying210 June 2024 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland 15 1–1 1–2 Friendly31 June 2026 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 34 4–0 4–0 Friendly46 June 2026 Inter Miami CF Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 35 1–1 2–1 Friendly525 June 2026 SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States 38 2–1 3–2 2026 FIFA World Cup628 September 2026 Centennial Atatürk Stadium, Bursa, Turkey 40 1–3 1–4 2026–27 UEFA Nations League A
Honours Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Turkish Cup: 2024–25 Turkish Super Cup: 2023
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