Bilal Yalçınkaya

Bilal Yalçınkaya
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SC Verl
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2015 FC Süderelbe
2015–2017 FC St. Pauli
2017–2024 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Hamburger SV II 45 (8)
2026– SC Verl 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U16 3 (0)
2022–2023 Germany U17 8 (4)
2024 Germany U18 1 (0)
2024 Germany U19 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner2023 Indonesia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024

Bilal Yalçınkaya (born 30 March 2006) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga club SC Verl. He won the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Germany.

Career

Yalçınkaya joined the youth academy of Hamburger SV at the age of nine,[1] having spent time at FC St. Pauli's setup, and started to train with Hamburg's first team at 16.

Style of play

Yalçınkaya is an ambipedal attacking midfielder who can also play as a winger.[2]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Yalçınkaya is of Turkish descent and is the son of Emine and Muhammet Yalçınkaya.[3] The family is not related to İbrahim Yalçınkaya, who represented Turkey at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Schlimmer Fritteusen-Unfall als Kind: Das ist HSV-Talent Yalcinkaya". bild.de.
  2. ↑ "Almanların üstünde titrediği Türk genç yetenek: Bilal Yalçınkaya". fanatik.com.tr.
  3. ↑ "Yalcinkaya nach Empfang: "Für den HSV unverzichtbar werden"". abdenblatt.de.
  4. ↑ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.