Serkan Yanık

Serkan Yanık — Biography

Serkan Yanık is a retired right back who was born in France, holds both Turkish and French citizenship and made his name in Turkey. The high points of his career were the season in which he helped Bucaspor rise from the First League to the Süper Lig and the spell at Mersin İdman Yurdu that followed; he finished his playing days at Giresunspor.

He learned his football in France and at 18 signed with Stade de Reims. In 2007 he moved to Kocaelispor and made 32 appearances in the green-and-black shirt. In 2009-10 he joined the İzmir club Bucaspor, who finished the First League in second place that season and went up to the Süper Lig. After Bucaspor dropped back down to the Bank Asya First League he spent one more year there. Following 2011-12 he moved to Süper Lig side Mersin İdman Yurdu, where he played 31 matches, made 1 assist and received 4 yellow cards.

On May 29, 2013, he transferred to Gençlerbirliği, appeared in 7 Süper Lig matches with 1 assist and, after 2 Turkish Cup games, returned at the mid-season break to his former club Mersin İdman Yurdu. He signed for Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor in June 2015 and for Gençlerbirliği again in May 2018. His last club was Giresunspor, who played in the TFF First League.