Rıdvan Yılmaz (born 21 May 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Turkey national team.
Yılmaz is a graduate of the Beşiktaş youth academy. He made 62 first-team appearances for Beşiktaş, helping them win the domestic league and cup double in the 2020–21 season. In July 2022, he joined Rangers for an initial transfer fee of £3.4 million.
Yılmaz made 50 appearances for Turkey's youth national teams, from under-16 to under-21 level. He made his sen…
ior international debut in May 2021, and was a member of Turkey's squad at UEFA Euro 2020.
Yılmaz played youth international football for Turkey at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, making 50 appearances in total.
In May 2021, Yılmaz was called up to the senior Turkey national football team's preliminary 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. He made his senior international debut on 27 May 2021, in a warm-up friendly against Azerbaijan. He was included in Turkey's final 26-man squad for Euro 2020.
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | St | Min | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | Beşiktaş |
UEFA Europa League | 5 | 4 | 374 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 374 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
