Burak Yilmaz scores 13th Super Lig goal of the season to join Fernandao & Ba as top scorer

Burak Yilmaz scores 13th Super Lig goal of the season to join Fernandao & Ba as top scorer

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Burak Yilmaz scored his 13th goal of the season in the Turkish Super Lig during Galatasaray’s 3-2 victory over Sivasspor.

The 29-year-old striker has joined Bursaspor’s Fernandao and Besiktas’s Demba Ba as the leagues top scorers.

Burak scored in the 56th minute of the game to give his side the lead.

The Turkish international joined Galatasaray from Trabzonspor for €5 million in 2012.

Yılmaz finished his first season at Galatasaray as the leagues leading goalscorer for the second year in a row with 24 goals in 30 appearances.

The 29-year-old striker has scored 13 times in the Süper Lig, once in the Turkish cup and twice in the Champions League this season, the Turkish international has also provided four assists.

Hamza Hamzaoglu’s side have moved to the top of the league with 48 points having played an extra game over Besiktas and Fenerbahce.