Umut Deger Tohumcu (born 11 August 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel on loan from TSG Hoffenheim.
 Tohumcu in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Umut Deger Tohumcu | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Offenburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Holstein Kiel (on loan from TSG Hoffenheim) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | SC Offenburg | ||
| 2012–2016 | Offenburger FV | ||
| 2016–2017 | SC Freiburg | ||
| 2017–2022 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | TSG Hoffenheim | 46 | (0) |
| 2022– | TSG Hoffenheim II | 36 | (8) |
| 2026– | → Holstein Kiel (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Germany U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2020 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Germany U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:45, 10 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
editTohumcu is a youth product of the academies of Offenburger FV, SC Freiburg and TSG Hoffenheim. At 14, he received some attention when he was a ballboy at Hoffenheim, as he quickly threw the ball to Andrej Kramarić who then scored a against Bayern Munich in a win on 9 September 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with Hoffenheim in a 5–1 Bundesliga loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 14 May 2022, coming on as a late substite in the 86th minute.[2]
On 2 January 2026, Tohumcu was loaned by 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.[3]
International career
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 55 | 1 | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||||
| Career total | 76 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ↑ "Umut Tohumcu (17) lebt seinen Hoffenheim-Traum: Vom Balljungen zum Bundesliga-Profi". www.heidelberg24.de. 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "Umut Deger Tohumcu | TSG Hoffenheim | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ↑ "Umut Tohumcu wechselt auf Leihbasis zu Holstein Kiel" [Umut Tohumcu joins Holstein Kiel on loan.] (in German). Holstein Kiel. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "PSG'den 14'lük Türk futbolcuya 50 milyon euro!". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
- ↑ "Vom Wunderkind zum Star". Magdeburg Kompakt (in German). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
External links
edit- Umut Tohumcu at Soccerway
- Umut Tohumcu at DFB (also available in German)
