Career
Yılmaz began his career in his hometown for VfB Hannover-Wülfel and joined 2005 in the youthteam of Hannover 96. He played for Hannover 96 between 2005 and 2007 and signed then in the summer of the latter year with Eintracht Braunschweig. In May 2010 it was confirmed that his contract will not be renewed and he left the club on 30 June 2010.
In January 2011 he signed a contract with Türkcell Süper Lig club Manisaspor.
However, after only a few months he returned to Germany and joined Eintracht Nordhorn in the 5th tier Niedersachsenliga. He signed with Regionalliga Nord club SV Wilhelmshaven during the winter break of the 2011-2012 season.