Tolga Ciğerci

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Tolga Ciğerci
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Ciğerci in 2012
Personal information
Full name Tolga Ciğerci
Date of birth (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Nordenham, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir
Number 28
Youth career
2005–2010 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 VfL Wolfsburg II 20 (3)
2010–2014 VfL Wolfsburg 6 (0)
2012–2013 → Borussia M'gladbach (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2014 → Hertha BSC (loan) 19 (1)
2014–2016 Hertha BSC 22 (0)
2016–2018 Galatasaray 42 (6)
2018–2021 Fenerbahçe 30 (2)
2021– İstanbul Başakşehir 25 (2)
National team‡
2010–2011 Germany U19 6 (1)
2011 Germany U20 2 (0)
2016– Turkey 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 April 2018

Tolga Ciğerci (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtoɫɡa ˈdʒiːeɾdʒi]; born 23 March 1992) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He represented Germany at under-19 and under-20 level, before switching his allegiance to Turkey.

Career[]

He signed a three-year deal on 14 April 2014 with Hertha BSC to move permanently, after a full season on loan.[1]

Ciğerci signed a three-year contract with Turkish club Galatasaray on 8 August 2016 for an initial fee of €3 million.[2]

International career[]

Ciğerci played for Germany U-19 and U-20 teams, however, he chose to represent Turkey at senior level and was called up by manager Fatih Terim for Turkey's friendly match against Russia on August 31, 2016 and subsequently made his debut in a World Cup 2018 qualifying 1-1 tie against Croatia.[3]

Statistics[]

As of 6 December 2020.
Club Season League Cup1 Other2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Borussia M'gladbach 2011–12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13 12 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 18 1
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 20 1
Hertha BSC 2013–14 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
2014–15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2015–16 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Total 39 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 1
Galatasaray 2016–17 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2017–18 18 6 4 0 0 0 2 0 24 6
Total 42 6 4 0 0 0 2 0 48 6
Fenerbahçe 2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 26 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
2020–21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 30 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 37 2
İstanbul Başakşehir 2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 131 9 14 0 0 0 8 1 153 10

Personal life[]

His younger brother, Tolcay Ciğerci, is also a midfielder, and made his professional debut for Hamburger SV in 2014.[4]

Honours[]

Club[]

Galatasaray

References[]

  1. ^ "Hertha kauft Tolga Cigerci". Berliner Kurier (in German). 14 April 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Tolga Ciğerci Galatasaray'da" (in Turkish). Galatasaray SK. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ FIFA.com
  4. ^ "Debütiert in der Bundesliga". ligainsider.de. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

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