Mustafa Yumlu is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 professional footballer who currently plays as a center back for Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

 in the Süper Lig.

Life and career

Yumlu began his footballing career as a eleven year old in Aydinlispor's youth team. He was transferred to Trabzonspor the following year, where he played in their youth teams until 2003. He joined another local club, Idmanocağı

Idmanocagi

İdmanocağı was a Turkish Sports club based in Trabzon. They had a strong rivalry with another club, İdmangücü which matched the Istanbul rivalry between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. İdmanocağı was often compared to Galatasaray, partly because of this rivalry and partly because of their red and...

, and competed with them for three years before joining Arsinspor

Arsinspor

Arsinspor is a sports club located in Trabzon, Turkey. The football club plays in the TFF Third League.-Current squad:Starred players have Turkish citizenship also.-Transfers 2008–2009:*Engin Beşli...

 in 2006. Yumlu was loaned out immediately to 1461 Trabzon, where he competed in 29 matches, scoring one goal. He returned to Arsinspor the following season, featuring in 34 matches while scoring four goals. Trabzonspor transferred him for the second time in 2008, but he was immediately loaned out to 1461 Trabzon for the second time as well. Yumlu spent two years on loan at 1461 Trabzon before joining up with the Trabzonspor senior squad at the start of 2010–11 season. He competed in six friendlies, scoring one goal.

External links

• Trabzonspor.org.tr profile