FC Bayern Munich is relinquishing Mert Yilmaz.
The defender leaves Germany and moves to Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig.
Mert Yilmaz
leaves
FC Bayern Munich
after two seasons
and changes to
Antalyaspor
in the
Turkish Super Lig
.
The 21-year-old came in
2018
from the youth department of
RB Leipzig
to the U23 of the German
record champions
.
Yilmaz
became
regional league champion
with the second team
, made promotion and celebrated
the
title
in the
third division
in early
July
.
Munich
-
Mert Yilmaz is
packing
his bags again
after two years on
Säbener Straße
and moving to
Turkey
.
As
FC Bayern announced
on
Tuesday
, the 21-year-old will
join
Antalyaspor
.
The Turkish U21 international wants
to advance his career
in the
Super Lig
.
“At
FC Bayern
I got
the chance to establish myself in men's football.
After the unforgettable successes with the team, I am now looking forward to the great challenge of the Süper Lig
”,
Yilmaz is
quoted in the FCB press release.
Mert Yilmaz: Two championships and a promotion with FC Bayern
In 2018
, the right-back came from
RB Leipzig
to
Munich
.
In two seasons,
Yilmaz played
44 times for the second team of the Reds in the
Regionalliga Bayern
and the
3rd division
.
In his first season he won
the championship
under coach
Holger Seitz
and rose after two dramatic games in the relegation against
VfL Wolfsburg
.
Last season he was even more successful with the U23 and celebrated
the
championship
in the
3rd division
at the beginning of July
.
Jochen Sauer
is happy about the new challenge of the Berlin native.
"In his first season with us he had a share in the promotion to the third division and in the championship last season," says the
head of
the
FC Bayern Campus
.
“Now he wants to take the next steps in the Turkish premier league.
We thank him for his dedication and commitment to
FC Bayern
and wish him all the best in
Antalya
for the future
. "