Erencan Yardımcı (born 4 February 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on loan from TSG Hoffenheim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmit, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Eintracht Braunschweig (on loan from TSG Hoffenheim) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Kocaelispor | ||
| 2014 | Yuvam İzmitspor | ||
| 2014–2017 | 41 Futbol Kulübü | ||
| 2017–2019 | Galatasaray | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Eyüpspor | 13 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pendikspor (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2024– | TSG Hoffenheim | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | TSG Hoffenheim II | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Turkey U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Turkey U21 | 13 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editIn July 2019, Yardımcı signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray.[1] He made his professional debut for Galatasaray in a 1–1 UEFA Champions League tie with Club Brugge on 26 November 2019.[2]
He transferred to Eyüpspor in 2021, and helped them get promoted into the TFF First League for the 2020–21 season.[3] He joined Alanyaspor on loan in the Süper Lig for the second half of the 2021–22 season starting 6 January 2022.[4]
On 31 August 2024, Yardımcı signed with TSG Hoffenheim in Germany and was immediately loaned to Austrian club Sturm Graz.[5] On 3 January 2025, Hoffenheim terminated the loan early.[6] On 19 July 2025, he moved on a new loan to Eintracht Braunschweig in 2. Bundesliga.[7]
International career
editYardımcı is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U17s and U18s.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 12 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galatasaray | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eyüpspor | 2020–21 | TFF 2. Lig | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | TFF 2. Lig | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| Alanyaspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| Pendikspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sturm Graz (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Career total | 73 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Austrian Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editSturm Graz
References
edit- ↑ "İmzayı attı... Erencan Yardımcı kimdir?". CNN Türk. 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Galatasaray vs. Club Brugge - 26 November 2019". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Eyüpspor'a transferi çok konuşulan Erencan Yardımcı Süper Lig'e dönüyor: 'Belki 10 katına satacağız'". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 6 January 2022.
- ↑ Akın, Burak (13 January 2022). "Aytemiz Alanyaspor, Eyüpspor'dan Erencan Yardımcı'yı kiralık olarak kadrosuna kattı". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
- ↑ "TSG buy Yardimci and loan him to Sturm Graz". TSG Hoffenheim. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "TSG holt Erencan Yardimci vorzeitig nach Hoffenheim zurück" [TSG brings Erencan Yardimci back to Hoffenheim early] (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Erencan Yardimci stürmt ab sofort für die Löwen" [Erencan Yardimci is now a striker for the Lions] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "U18 Milli Takımının İtalya maçı aday kadrosu açıklandı". Fanatik. 8 January 2020.
External links
edit- Erencan Yardımcı at the Turkish Football Federation
- Erencan Yardımcı at Soccerway
- Yunus Akgün at Galatasaray.org