Who is Lille striker and Turkish national Burak Yilmaz? Here's the life of Lille's top scorer!

While aged Turkish striker making difference for the French club Lille OSC, who is on the top at the French Ligue 1, football fans are wondering his success. Who is Lille top scorer and Turkish National Burak Yilmaz?

Burak Yilmaz is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Lille and the Turkish national team. He is best known for his great period at Galatasaray during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 season.

Yilmaz was shown among the promising players during 2000-2010. He is best known for his performance at Galatasaray between 2012-2016.

Born in Antalya, son of former Antalyaspor goalkeeper Fikret Yılmaz, Burak Yılmaz started his career at Antalyaspor, where he signed his first professional contract in July 2002 and made his professional debut in the 2002–03 season of the TFF First League. 

Early Career

He began his football career at Antayalspor where he was born in 1985. Yilmaz played an important role in Trabzonspor's success between 2010-12 years under Senol Gunes. He scored 56 goals for Trabzonspor for two years. He became the top scorer of the Turkish Super League in 2012. One year later, he signed for Galatasaray and he won two league titles under Fatih Terim and Hamza Hamzaoglu.

He became the top scorer of the Turkish Super League for two times, with Trabzonspor (2011-12) and Galatasaray. (2012-13)

Yilmaz scored 8 goals in 9 appearances in the Champions League during 2012-2013 season and rejected the offers, who wants to sign him for the next season.

He leaved Galatasaray in 2016 and played in the Chinese Super League and scored 19 goals for Beijing Guoan. He returned Turkish Super League with his old team, where he shine, Trabzonspor, and scored 28 goals in 32 appearance.

During the semester season of the Turkish League, he signed for Besiktas and played there for 1.5 years. He scored 25 goals in 40 appearance.

Lille Career

Burak Yilmaz signed contract with French football team Lille for 2020-21 season. He scored 17 goals in 27 appearance and became the 5th top scorer of the French League 1 this season.