Furkan Yaman

Furkan Yaman — Biography

Furkan Yaman is a 1.82-metre forward who came through the Beşiktaş academy. At just 18 he was in the club's first-team squad and played in the UEFA Europa League against Tottenham Hotspur. He later reached the Süper Lig with Kayserispor, but the rest of his career has mostly been in Second League clubs.

Having started out as an amateur in Gaziosmanpaşa in 2005, he moved to the Beşiktaş academy in 2008. He played for several of its teams from U14 up to U21, and his 127 goals in 145 matches caught the eye of Slaven Bilić; he signed a professional contract on February 20, 2014. On December 4, 2014, he came on for Kerim Frei in a Turkish Cup tie against Sarıyer for his first-team debut and set up Cenk Tosun's goal two minutes later; he scored his first goal against Sarıyer on January 29, 2015. He continued his development on loan in the Second League, first at Menemenspor and then at Eyüpspor, where his 10 goals in 32 matches made him one of the team's top scorers.

He transferred to Kayserispor in 2016 and made his Süper Lig debut against Gençlerbirliği on November 20, 2016. After a loan at Nazilli Belediyespor, he scored 9 goals in 26 matches for Gümüşhanespor in 2017–18, helping the club reach the promotion play-offs, and later played for Serik Belediyespor, Orduspor and Arnavutköy Belediyespor. He represented the Turkish Football Federation's youth sides from U15 through U19.