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R. Yalçın

Experienced headIğdır FK · 32 yrsTransferred to Fatih Karagümrük

Profile

Full nameRobin Yalçın
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGermany
Age32
Date of birth25 Jan 1994
BirthplaceDeggendorf
Height183 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubIğdır FK
Centre-backalso played DEF
14
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1260
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Iğdır FK.

Also this season

Earlier this season at EyüpsporSüper Lig: 19 apps, 0g 0a, 1631 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Iğdır FK; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Süper Ligat Eyüpspor190016316.99
1. Lig140012607.16

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

R. Yalçın is a 32-year-old central defender at Iğdır FK, rated 13.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 340th of 405 on scout potential in the 1. Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yalçın.

Judged on this season alone, Yalçın graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 68th of 85 of the 85 centre-backs in the 1. Lig, on 2 clean sheets and 2.857 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 67th of 85 of the 85 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. At 32 Yalçın is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
Current potential67th of 85 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 14 appsCurrent season68th of 85 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 14 apps68th-best centre-back in the 1. Lig340th in the 1. Lig · potential67th-highest potential centre-back in the 1. Lig
13.4
Ratingi
67th of 85 centre-backs
8.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.86
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Iğdır FK finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.86
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
16
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13.4, Yalçın carries the 67th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Lig of 85 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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Transfer news

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