| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | İzmit, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| 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 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Turkey U21 | 13 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Erencan Yardımcı (born 4 February 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim.
Club career
In July 2019, Yardımcı signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray. He made his professional debut for Galatasaray in a 1–1 UEFA Champions League tie with Club Brugge on 26 November 2019.
He transferred to Eyüpspor in 2021, and helped them get promoted into the TFF First League for the 2020–21 season. He joined Alanyaspor on loan in the Süper Lig for the second half of the 2021–22 season starting 6 January 2022.
On 31 August 2024, Yardımcı signed with TSG Hoffenheim in Germany and was immediately loaned to Austrian club Sturm Graz. On 3 January 2025, Hoffenheim terminated the loan early.
International career
Yardımcı is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U17s and U18s.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galatasaray | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Sturm Graz (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| Career total | 69 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
References
- "İmzayı attı... Erencan Yardımcı kimdir?". CNN Türk.
- "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.
- Akın, Burak. "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.
- "U18 Milli Takımının İtalya maçı aday kadrosu açıklandı". Fanatik.
External links
- Erencan Yardımcı at the Turkish Football Federation
- Erencan Yardımcı at Soccerway
- Yunus Akgün at Galatasaray.org
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – current squad | |
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Turkish men's footballers
- Footballers from İzmit
- Men's association football midfielders
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Süper Lig players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- TFF Second League players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Alanyaspor footballers
- Eyüpspor footballers
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Pendikspor footballers
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- SK Sturm Graz players
- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen