Yasin Pehlivan

Yasin Pehlivan
	Pehlivan with Austria (2012)
Personal information
Date of birth	5 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2000	WS Ottakring
2000–2002	First Vienna FC
2002–2009	Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Rapid Wien
2011–2013	Gaziantepspor
2013–2015	Bursaspor
2015	Kayseri Erciyesspor
2015–2016	Red Bull Salzburg
2017–2018	Spartak Trnava
2018–2020	Gençlerbirliği
2020–2022	Çaykur Rizespor
2022	Manisa
2022	Sakaryaspor
2023	İskenderunspor
International career
2008	Austria U20
2009	Austria U21
2009–2012	Austria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023

Yasin Pehlivan (born 5 January 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.^[1] 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 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 three-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 one-year deal.^[4]

International career

Pehlivan received his first call-up for Austria in winter 2008–09 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 Austria national team with new coach Didi Constantini.

Personal life

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

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Spartak Trnava

Slovak Super Liga: 2017–18

References

^ "Pehlivan vymenil Trnavu za druholigové turecké Gençlerbirliği | ProFutbal.sk". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ Wahnsinn Yasin! Pehlivans Schuss ins Glück
^ "Yasin Pehlivan Gaziantepspor'da" (in Turkish). Gaziantepspor. 27 May 2011.
^ "Red Bulls Sign Yasin Pehlivan". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ UEFA (29 September 2010). "Loyalty test for Rapid's Turkish-tinged trio". Retrieved 27 November 2010.
^ "YASİN PEHLİVAN - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

External links

Yasin Pehlivan – UEFA competition record (archive)
Yasin Pehlivan – FIFA competition record (archived)
Rapid stats - Rapid Site
Yasin Pehlivan at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Yasin Pehlivan at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Pehlivan vymenil Trnavu za druholigové turecké Gençlerbirliği | ProFutbal.sk". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[2] Wahnsinn Yasin! Pehlivans Schuss ins Glück

[3] "Yasin Pehlivan Gaziantepspor'da" (in Turkish). Gaziantepspor. 27 May 2011.

[4] "Red Bulls Sign Yasin Pehlivan". Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[5] UEFA (29 September 2010). "Loyalty test for Rapid's Turkish-tinged trio". Retrieved 27 November 2010.

[TFF.org-6] "YASİN PEHLİVAN - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

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