Polat Yaldır

Polat Yaldır — Biography

Polat Yaldır was born on 17 May 2003 in Aksaray and plays as a winger. He started out in the youth academy of Kızılcahamam Belediyespor in 2013, then moved to Yaşamkent İlkerspor before joining Samsunspor's academy in 2019, where he won a youth league title with the U19 side. He made his professional debut in the TFF First League against Bandırmaspor on 20 August 2021 and was part of the squad that won the 1. Lig title with Samsunspor in 2022-23, earning promotion to the Süper Lig.

He went on loan to Arnavutköy Belediyespor for the 2023-24 season and to Karaman for 2024-25; in the summer of 2025 a move to Elazığspor as an attacking reinforcement was reported but did not happen, and he returned to Samsunspor at the start of 2025-26, when he featured in Süper Lig, Turkish Cup, UEFA Europa League qualifying and UEFA Conference League matches. In the January-February 2026 winter window he was transferred outright to Batman Petrolspor, where he scored 3 goals in 11 matches in his first half-season and helped the club win the TFF Second League White Group and gain promotion to the 1. Lig.

In July-August 2021 he was called up to a training camp in Erzurum and played for Turkey's under-19 team against Austria, and that year was part of the Turkey under-23 squad that won the Islamic Solidarity Games; he was also called up to the national team ahead of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.