Güven Yalçın (born 18 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team.
Yalçın spent his entire youth development with Bayer Leverkusen, joining them in 2006.[1] On 27 July 2018, Yalçın signed with Beşiktaş in Turkish Süper Lig.[2] Yalçın made his professional debut for Beşiktaş in a 1-1 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifier against FK Partizan on 23 August 2018.[3]
On 1 February 2021 he was signed by Italian side Lecce on loan with an option to buy.[4]
On 21 July 2022, Yalçın returned to Italy and signed with Genoa.[5]
On 8 September 2023, Yalçın was loaned to Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük until the end of the season.[6]
On 16 July 2025, Yalçın signed a three-season contract with Alanyaspor.
Yalçın was born in Germany and is of Turkish descent. He first represented the Turkey U17, and then represented the Germany U18s in a 3-0 friendly win over the Austria U18s on 17 April 2017.[7] He then switched back to represent the Turkey U19s, with whom he participated in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[8]
He made his Turkey national football team debut on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Greece, as a 55th-minute substitute for Cenk Tosun.[9]
Beşiktaş
