| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Beşiktaş | 85 | (18) |
| 2021 | →Lecce (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Genoa | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 32 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | →Arouca (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2025– | Alanyaspor | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Turkey U17 | 11 | (3) |
| 2017 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Turkey U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2018 | Turkey U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Turkey | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2019 | |||
Güven Yalçın (born 18 January 1999) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forSüper Lig clubAlanyaspor. Born in Germany, he played for theTurkey national team.
Yalçın spent his entire youth development withBayer Leverkusen, joining them in 2006.[1] On 27 July 2018, Yalçın signed with Beşiktaş in TurkishSüper Lig.[2] Yalçın made his professional debut for Beşiktaş in a 1-12018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifier againstFK Partizan on 23 August 2018.[3]
On 1 February 2021 he was signed byItalian sideLecce on loan with an option to buy.[4]
On 21 July 2022, Yalçın returned to Italy and signed withGenoa.[5]
On 8 September 2023, Yalçın was loaned toSüper Lig clubFatih Karagümrük until the end of the season.[6]
On 16 July 2025, Yalçın signed a three-season contract withAlanyaspor.
Yalçın was born in Germany and is of Turkish descent. He first represented theTurkey U17, and then represented theGermany U18s in a 3-0 friendly win over theAustria U18s on 17 April 2017.[7] He then switched back to represent theTurkey U19s, with whom he participated in the2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[8]
He made hisTurkey national football team debut on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Greece, as a 55th-minute substitute forCenk Tosun.[9]
Beşiktaş