Güven Yalçın

Güven Yalçın

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Arouca (on loan from Genoa)
Number	50
Youth career
2006–2018	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Beşiktaş	85	(18)
2021	→ Lecce (loan)	10	(0)
2022–	Genoa	22	(0)
2023–2024	→ Fatih Karagümrük (loan)	32	(9)
2024–	→ Arouca (loan)	9	(0)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2019

Güven Yalçın (born 18 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Arouca, on loan from Serie A club Genoa. 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]

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

• Turkish Super Cup: 2021

References

1. "Bayer Leverkusens Güven Yalcin steht vor einem Wechsel zu Besiktas Istanbul". 24 June 2018.
2. "Dorukhan Toköz ve Güven Yalçın, Beşiktaş'ta!".
3. "Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
4. "YALÇIN È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 1 February 2021.
5. "Güven Yalçin è un nuovo giocatore del Genoa" (in Italian). Genoa. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
6. "Güven Yalçın yeniden Süper Lig'de". ntvspor. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
7. "Deutschland U 18 (m) - Österreich U 18, 3:0, Länderspiel 2016/17 Saison - DFB Datencenter". DFB Datencenter.
8. "U19 Milli Takımımızın Avrupa Şampiyonası Finalleri aday kadrosu açıklandı - U-19 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
9. "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