Yasin Pehlivan

Yasin Pehlivan (born 5 January 1989) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gençlerbirliği.[1]

Yasin Pehlivan
Pehlivan with Austria (2012)
Personal information
Full name Yasin Pehlivan
Date of birth (1989-01-05) 5 January 1989
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
Number 6
Youth career
1998–2000 WS Ottakring
2000–2002 First Vienna FC
2002–2009 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Rapid Wien 62 (3)
2011–2013 Gaziantepspor 34 (1)
2013–2015 Bursaspor 11 (0)
2015 Kayseri Erciyesspor 15 (0)
2015–2016 Red Bull Salzburg 16 (0)
2017–2018 Spartak Trnava 27 (1)
2018– Gençlerbirliği 45 (2)
National team
2008 Austria U20 1 (0)
2009 Austria U21 3 (0)
2009– Austria 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:10, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

He is also part of the Austria national team. Since his debut in 2009, he was capped 17 times.

Club career

Pehlivan began his career 1998 with Breitensee/Wat 16 (WS Ottakring) and signed in 2000 a loan deal with First Vienna FC. Than after two years turned back for a short stint and moved now on loan to SK Rapid Wien after two seasons with good performance for Rapid sold the club him.[2]

His good performance brought him the call to the first team in January 2009 from SK Rapid Wien and made his debut on 22 February 2009 against FC Red Bull Salzburg, on 14 March 2009 scored his first goal against Kapfenberger SV.

He moved to Turkish Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor on 27 May 2011, signing a five-year contract.[3]

At the end of the season, he signed a 3-year-contract with another Süper Lig side Bursaspor on 21 June 2013.

On 22 August 2015, Pehlivan signed for FC Red Bull Salzburg on a 1-year deal.[4]

International career

He received his first call-up for Austria in winter 2008/2009 but only made his debut against Italy national under-21 football team on 11 February 2009. He played also his one and only game for Austria U-20 against Germany on 12 October 2008. He made two games in the Year 2009 for the Austrian National Team with new Trainer Didi Constantini.

Personal life

Pehlivan was born to Turkish parents.[5] He also holds Turkish citizenship.[6]

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Spartak Trnava

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References
  1. https://profutbal.sk/clanok/227582-pehlivan-vymenil-trnavu-za-druholigove-turecke-genclerbirligi
  2. Wahnsinn Yasin! Pehlivans Schuss ins Glück
  3. "Yasin Pehlivan Gaziantepspor'da" (in Turkish). Gaziantepspor. 2011-05-27.
  4. "Red Bulls Sign Yasin Pehlivan". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. UEFA. "Loyalty test for Rapid's Turkish-tinged trio". Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  6. "YASİN PEHLİVAN - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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