Lev Yalcin

Lev Yalcin
Personal information
Full name Levent Yalcin[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-25) 25 March 1985[1]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder / Striker
Youth career
Newcastle United
0000–2002 York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 York City 62 (2)
2006 Whitby Town 12 (1)
2006–2007 Bishop Auckland
2007 Billingham Synthonia
2007–2011 Stokesley Sports Club
2011 Spennymoor Town
2011–2012 Norton & Stockton Ancients
2012–2014 Marske United
National team
2002 Turkey U18 9 (4)
2002–2004 Turkey U19 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Levent "Lev" Yalcin (born 25 March 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or a striker.

Club career

York City

Yalcin was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.[1] He began his career at Newcastle United's centre of excellence before joining York City's youth system.[2] He was called up for North East schools in July 2000, along with teammates Chris Hogg and Graeme Law, which served as a trial for England schools.[3] He was offered a three-year scholarship with York in March 2001, starting for the 2001–02 season.[4] He made his first team debut as an 84th minute substitute for Graham Potter in a 1–0 away defeat to Sheffield United in the League Cup first round on 10 September 2002.[5][6] Aged 17 years and 173 days, he became the eighth youngest debutant in the York's history.[7]

Yalcin agreed to sign his first professional contract with York in March 2004, for the 2004–05 season.[8] He attracted interest from abroad, training with Antalyaspor and Denizlespor for a period in 2004, and Royal Antwerp were also believed to be ready to give him a trial.[9] He was reported to have joined Darlington on a one-month loan in September 2004,[10] but it was later revealed that the deal, which saw David McGurk join York on loan, was only one way and Yalcin had not moved.[11] He went on to score his first goal for York against Morecambe in October 2004.[12] He had a trial at Yeovil Town in January 2005.[13] He signed a new contract with York in June 2005.[14]

Non-League football

Yalcin was signed by Northern Premier League Premier Division team Whitby Town on 10 February 2006 after he left York by mutual consent.[15] Just days after joining Whitby, Yalcin went on a two-week trial with Hartlepool United.[16] He made his debut in Whitby's 3–2 away win over Wakefield-Emley on 18 March 2006, before scoring his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Frickley Athletic on 26 April.[17] Yalcin finished the 2005–06 season with 12 appearances and one goal for Whitby.[17] He played for Conference North side Scarborough in a pre-season friendly in August 2006, against Whitby, who he played for the previous season.[18] Later that month he signed for Bishop Auckland of the Northern League Division One.[19] Yalcin went on trial with Scunthorpe United of League One in April 2007[20] before joining Northern League Division One club Billingham Synthonia in August.[21]

Yalcin had moved to Northern League Division Two side Stokesley Sports Club by late 2007.[22] In the 2009–10 season he scored 28 goals from 38 matches for Stokesley, helping them to promotion to Northern League Division One for the first time in their history[23] as Division Two champions.[24] During his time at Stokesley he worked on oil rigs in the North Sea.[7] He signed for Northern League Division One side Spennymoor Town on 5 June 2011[25] but having not been involved in any fixtures signed for their divisional rivals Norton & Stockton Ancients on 15 September 2011.[26] Yalcin signed for another Northern League Division One club, Marske United, on 23 October 2012,[27] making his debut as a substitute at Bishop Auckland on 17 November.[28] He scored with a powerful low shot in their 2–1 extra time win over Whitley Bay in the 2014 Northern League Challenge Cup final, played at St James' Park on 6 May 2014.[29]

International career

Yalcin was eligible to represent Turkey at international level as his father is Turkish.[2] He made his debut for the Turkey national under-18 team when starting their 0–0 away draw with the Netherlands in a friendly on 6 March 2002.[30] He scored his first goal for them in his following appearance, a 1–1 draw away to Germany in a friendly on 2 April 2002.[30] Yalcin made three appearances at the 2002 Balkan Youth Championship, scoring in Turkey's 1–1 draw with Bulgaria on 7 July 2002 and their 2–0 win over Greece on 9 July.[30] Shortly after the tournament he scored on his debut for the under-19 team, in their 3–1 home victory over Israel on 29 July 2002.[30] In total Yalcin earned nine caps and scored four goals for the under-18s (in 2002) and earned three caps and scored one goal for the under-19s (from 2002 to 2004).[30]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
York City 2001–02[31] Third Division 0000000000
2002–03[5] Third Division 5000100060
2003–04[32] Third Division 150000000150
2004–05[33] Conference National 31210—1[lower-alpha 1]0332
2005–06[34] Conference National 11020—00130
Total 622301010672
Whitby Town 2005–06[17] NPL Premier Division 121——00121
Career total 743301010793
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Stokesley Sports Club

Marske United

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2004). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 445. ISBN 978-1-85291-660-2.
  2. 1 2 "Yalcin power thrills City". York Evening Press. 18 July 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "England call for City trio". York Evening Press. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Star chance for young set". York Evening Press. 3 March 2001. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 Batters, Dave (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 400–401, 418–419. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
  6. ↑ "Sheffield United 1, York City 0". York Evening Press. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 Flett, Dave (27 November 2010). "Mixed fortunes for York City's teen debuts". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Yalcin to sign new deal". York Evening Press. 23 March 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Turkish chance for young Minsterman". Non-League Daily. 19 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "York and Darlo in loan swap". BBC Sport. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  11. ↑ "Loan deal is one-way only". Non-League Daily. 17 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "Yalcin opens York account". BBC Sport. 6 October 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  13. ↑ "Leeds teenager joins York on loan". BBC Sport. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  14. ↑ "Convery completes York City move". BBC Sport. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  15. ↑ "Logan moves for Turk". Whitby Gazette. 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "Turk on way without even playing". Whitby Gazette. 16 February 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011.
  17. 1 2 3 "Fixtures 2005/06". Whitby Town F.C. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Lev for Boro". The Press. York. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Bishop Auckland 1, Whitley Bay 2". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Reserves claim a point at Hartlepool". Scunthorpe United FC. 19 April 2007. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012.
  21. ↑ "Wait over as Birtley return to league". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  22. ↑ Vickers, Anthony (1 December 2007). "Marske U 1, Stokesley 3". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  23. 1 2 Flett, Dave (24 April 2010). "Rigger Yalcin keen for City to strike it rich". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  24. 1 2 "Stokesley". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "New Signings for the coming season". Spennymoor Town F.C. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "Another Player signs". Spennymoor Town F.C. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "Latest news". Marske United F.C. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  28. ↑ Steel, Adam (21 November 2012). "Lev Yalcin is in line for his full Marske United debut". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  29. 1 2 Steel, Adam (9 May 2014). "Marske United still on crest of a wave after Northern League Cup final glory". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 "Player Details: Levent Yalçin". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  31. ↑ "Squad stats: 2001/02". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  32. ↑ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 402–403, 418–419.
  33. ↑ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 404–405, 418–421.
  34. ↑ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 406–407, 418–421.
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