Burak Yılmaz (born 15 July 1985) is a Turkish professional football coach and former player who played as a forward.

[8][9] In 2016, Yılmaz joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan for two seasons, where he scored 28 goals in total.

Representing Turkey in different youth age groups between 2001 and 2006, Yılmaz made his senior debut in a friendly game against Azerbaijan in 2006.

[13] In the same season, Yılmaz played 29 league matches, scoring 8 goals, thus helping his team avoid relegation.

He contributed to the success of the team's promotion to the Süper Lig after finishing second in Division 1 in the 2005–06 season, scoring 9 goals in 24 matches.

[17] On the contrary to his "promising youngster" image in Manisaspor and Beşiktaş, he had been a disappointment during his spell in Fenerbahçe, only playing six games and failing to score in the 2008–09 season.

[18] Following the arrival of Şenol Güneş as team manager, Yılmaz made his Trabzonspor debut on 15 February 2010, playing last 15 minutes against Bursaspor on a 1–1 draw.

Yılmaz became leading goalscorer of Trabzonspor with 19 goals in 30 league games and July 2011 he signed a new four-year contract with the club.

[19] In 2010–11 season, Yılmaz displayed a high-level attacking attributes, scoring the winners against Beşiktaş and Galatasaray and Bursaspor, where Trabzonspor finalised the fixtures on second spot.

On 28 October 2012, Yılmaz scored his 100th career goal, during a 3–0 win against Kayserispor, maintaining their position as league leaders.

[24] In the Champions League round of 16, he scored in both legs against Schalke 04, before his team was eliminated by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

[31][32] Substituted with Jonathan David in 64th minute, Yılmaz made his Ligue 1 debut against Rennes at first week encounter of 2020–21 season, ended 1–1, held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, on 22 August 2020.

[37] He became the first player to score at least 15 goals in his first Ligue 1 season with Lille since Moussa Sow hit 25 in their title-winning campaign a decade prior.

[39] On 6 August, the opening day of the 2022–23 season, he made his debut for Sittard in a 3–2 home defeat against Ajax, replacing Tijjani Noslin in the 66th minute and scoring his first goal for the club from a direct free-kick shortly before the final whistle.

[42] On 12 April 2006, Yılmaz made his international debut for Turkey under coach Fatih Terim in a 1–1 away draw with Azerbaijan in a friendly match.

[49] A month later, following Beşiktaş' elimination from European competitions, after a 1–2 home defeat to Bodø/Glimt in the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League,[50] the club announced that Yılmaz had stepped down as interim manager.