Koray Yesilli

Career

2014 (Senior):

Played in seven matches with six starts before sustaining a season-ending injury
Top Blue Demon defender who anchored the back line until the injury
Took two shots against Green Bay and one shot against Drake.

2013 (Junior):

Made an immediate impact in his first season after a stellar club soccer career in Germany
Started all 17 games and headed up the DePaul defense as a center back
Scored his first collegiate goal against St. John[apos]s and tallied the game-winning goal on a header in a 2-1 upset of No. 10 Marquette
Recorded his first collegiate assist against Wisconsin
Took nine shots on the season with three on goal
Tied for second on the team in goals and tied for third in points.

High School/College:

A top-of-the-line prospect to strengthen the backline, Yesilli excelled at the Altludersdorf soccer club which was among the top three programs in Brandenburg, Germany and fourth-best in a division that included teams from Brandenburg, Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Earned a tryout for the U-19 Turkish National Team, but could not attend because of an injury
Competed on a regional team with players from Turkey, France, Ghana, Egypt, Serbia and the USA
Academically, he ranked among the top 10 students in his school and won an award as the top physics student
Granted two years of eligibility by the NCAA.

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