Yusuf Halil

Yusuf Halil
Date of birth	September 10, 1991
size	175 cm
Weight	66 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2008–2012	Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt SK
since 2012	İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK

Yusuf Halil (born September 10, 1991 ) is a Turkish ice hockey player who has been under contract with İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK in the Turkish Super League since 2012 .

Career

Yusuf Halil began his career as an ice hockey player with Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt SK , for whom he made his debut in the Turkish Super League in the 2008/09 season . After he had become Turkish runner-up with his team in 2012, he left the club and switched to league rivals İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK . With his new team he immediately became runner-up in his country again and won his first Turkish championship title in 2014 .

International

For Turkey, Halil, who is used both as an attacking player and as a defender, took part in the junior division in Division III at the U18 World Championships in 2007 , 2008 and 2009 as well as the U20 World Championships in 2008 , 2010 when he was the most successful scorer among defenders was in the tournament, and in 2011 , when he was the third best scorer after the Serbian Serb Aleksa Luković and his compatriot Serkan Gümüş and together with Luković was the second best goal setter after his compatriot Viktor Cengeri .

With the men's national team he played at the World Championships of Division II in 2010 , 2013 , 2014 and 2017, as well as at the World Championships of Division III in 2009 , 2011 , 2012 , 2015 , when he was voted the best player of his team, and in 2016 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2009 Promotion to Division II at the Division III World Championship
• 2010 Most scorer points for a defender at the U-18 World Cup in Division III
• 2012 Promotion to Division II, Group B, at the Division III World Championship
• 2014 Turkish champion with the İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK
• In 2016 promotion to Division II, Group B, at the Division III World Championship

Web links

• Yusuf Halil at eliteprospects.com (English)