Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık

Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık (26 February 1994 – 11 January 2022) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor, and the Turkey national team.

International career
Çalık represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA U-19 Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 6 November 2015, Çalık was selected for the Turkey national team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively. He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Greece. He was part of the Turkish squad for the Euro 2016, but ended up not playing in the tournament.

He scored his first senior international goal in a friendly March 2017 victory over Moldova. This was also his last international game.

International

 * Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Çalık goal.

Style of play
Çalık was a central centre-back and man-marker, he was athletic and relied mostly on his pace and timing.

Death
Çalık died in a traffic accident in Ankara on 11 January 2022 at the age of 27. The 2021–22 Süper Lig season was subsequently named in his honour.

Honours
Galatasaray
 * Süper Lig: 2017–18, 2018–19
 * Turkish Cup: 2018–19
 * Turkish Super Cup: 2019