Centenary University

2021 (Senior): Appeared in 10 games and made eight starts before suffering an injury that caused him to miss the final seven games of the season ... led the team and ranked among the top 10 in the Atlantic East with 12 points on six goals ... scored a goal in the season opener at Montclair State ... scored a goal in three straight games in mid-September ... tallied a goal in the wins over Clarks Summit and Gwynedd Mercy ... his goal vs. Gwynedd Mercy game on a penalty kick ... took 26 shots and put 10 on goal.

2020 Season (Junior): Season canceled due to Covid-19 ... was a member of the basketball team from 2019-20 and played in 11 games.

At Clayton H.S.: Played point guard for coach Frank Rago ... four year varsity key contributor ... scored 1,702 points during his career ... is Clayton's all-time leading scorer in basketball ... earned first team all-conference accolades and named a South Jersey All-Star ... also played soccer at Clayton ... as a four-year standout who ranked fourth in the state of New Jersey for goals as a senior.

Personal: Son of Tina and Yavuz Yilmaz ... career goal is to become a business owner ... picked Centenary to attend for the athletics program and the small community feel ... admits his biggest pet peeve is loud chewing ... lists Lebron James as the person he admires most ... has to listen to "Invincible" by Popsmoke pregame ... favorite holiday is Christmas ... dream vacation location would be Paris ... most memorable experience was hitting the game winner against the conference rivals after losing the last 10 years ... majoring in business marketing.