Bertuğ Özgür Yıldırım (born 12 January 2002), is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Rennes and Turkey national team.
Yıldırım in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bertuğ Özgür Yıldırım | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Kâğıthane, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rennes | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | Sarıyer | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Sarıyer | 31 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Hatayspor | 35 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Antalyaspor (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2023– | Rennes | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Turkey U21 | 8 | (5) |
| 2022 | Turkey U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Turkey | 3 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 12 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Yıldırım is a youth product of Sarıyer, and began his senior career with them in the TFF Second League in 2018.
Yıldırım transferred to Hatayspor on 3 June 2021.[1] He made his professional debut with Hatayspor in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie against Kasımpaşa on 14 August 2021.[2]
After 6-7 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, Süper Lig was suspended for over a week to mourn the victims. Clubs from affected regions: Süper Lig clubs Hatayspor,[3] and Gaziantep FK withdrew from competition. On 16 February 2023, Bertuğ loaned to Antalyaspor.[4]
On 29 August 2023, Yıldırım signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Rennes.[5]
Yıldırım is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U21s,[6] and then with the Turkey U23s at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[7]
In his first game with the senior national team, he scored the equalizer in 1–1 draw with Armenia.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarıyer | 2018–19 | TFF Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Hatayspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 2 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Antalyaspor (loan) | 2022-23 | Süper Lig | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Rennes | 2023-24 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 90 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 17 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2023 | New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey | 1 |  Armenia |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 12 September 2023 | Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium | 2 |  Japan |
2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
Turkey U23