• World Ranking: 6

• Team: Team Gullit

Emre Yilmaz proved many times to the EA SPORTS FC community that he should never be counted out when he’s competing on the big stage.

Yilmaz has had plenty of success on the international stage, having made it to the semi-finals of his first international tournament. However, it was his success during 2023 eChampions League that ensured he would be named among the sport’s elite players.

Yilmaz’s eChampions League 2023 run was filled with difficult opponents, including previous winner nicolas99fc, Anders Vejrgang, Stingrayjr, Umut, and HezerS. However, he was able to lift the trophy and add his name to the history books.

It was a similar story during last season’s FC Pro Open as he battled his way through the FC Pro Open Global Qualifier, before a successful run during the Group Stage, where he topped the group with an impressive 6-1-1 record.

He would go on to lose 8-2 to eventual winner PHzin in the FC Pro Open semi-finals but earned a spot in the FC Pro World Championship for making it to that stage of the competition. Since then he’s finished in the top two of the KPN eDivisie Finals and secured a top-four finish in eChampions League 2024.

With his invitation to this year’s competition confirmed, he now has the chance to redeem himself in this year’s FC Pro Open and add another cup to his cabinet.