Burak Yılmaz

Antalyaspor

Yılmaz started his professional career in Antalyaspor, where he was promoted to the senior team at the age of 16. He scored his first two goals at professional level in the 2004–05 season against Karşıyaka at Izmir Alsancak Stadium on 29 August 2004. In the same season, Yılmaz played 29 league matches, scoring 8 goals, thus helping his team avoid relegation. He contributed to the success of the team's promotion to the Süper Lig after finishing second in Division 1 in the 2005–06 season, scoring 9 goals in 24 matches. During his stint at Antalyaspor, Yılmaz played 70 league games and scored 17 league goals in total.

Beşiktaş

Yılmaz joined Beşiktaş in the 2006–07 summer transfer window. He made his Süper Lig debut on 6 August 2006 against Manisaspor, and scored his first goal against Konyaspor in a 3–1 win for Beşiktaş. He also scored against Trabzonspor. In his first season, he scored 5 goals in 30 league appearances as Beşiktaş finished the season in second place. In the same season, he made seven appearances in the Turkish Cup, scoring once. His form dropped dramatically during the 2007–08 season. In January 2008, Yılmaz joined Manisaspor as part of an exchange deal, and later to Fenerbahçe on 29 June 2008.

Fenerbahçe

On 29 June 2008, Yılmaz was transferred to Fenerbahçe and was presented at a news conference wearing the number 7 shirt. On the contrary to his "promising youngster" image in Manisaspor and Beşiktaş, he had been a…

On 12 April 2006, Yılmaz made his international debut for Turkey under coach Fatih Terim in a 1–1 away draw with Azerbaijan in a friendly match. On 3 June 2011, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 away draw with Belgium during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying. Later on, he was part of Turkey squad in the UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020. On 24 March 2021, he scored his first international hat-trick in a 4–2 win over the Netherlands in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 24 March 2022, he played his last match for Turkey against Portugal in the second round of same qualifications, in which he scored a goal but missed a crucial penalty to equalise, in a match which ended in a 3–1 defeat. He announced his retirement from international football following the match.

Beşiktaş

On 1 July 2023, Yılmaz was appointed as assistant coach of Beşiktaş following his retirement from professional football. His first match as manager was a 2–0 home win over İstanbulspor on 8 October 2023. On 10 October 2023, following the resignation of Şenol Güneş, Yılmaz was appointed as the club's interim manager. A month later, following Beşiktaş' elimination from European competitions, after a 1–2 home defeat to Bodø/Glimt in the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the club announced that Yılmaz had stepped down as interim manager.

Kayserispor

On 28 January 2024, Kayserispor announced the appointment of Yılmaz as the new manager.

Yılmaz is the son of former professional footballer and manager Fikret Yılmaz. Yılmaz has two daughters from his marriage to İstem Atilla, which lasted for four years between 2014 and 2018. In 2020, the couple decided to get together again and remarried. In an interview, he confirmed that he has been a Beşiktaş fan since childhood. He also stated that his idol is Sergen Yalçın and as a kid he grew up watching him to play football since childhood. In 2020, Yılmaz became an official member of congress in Beşiktaş. President Ahmet Nur Çebi gave the membership card to the player.