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Tolga Ciğerci
Ciğerci in 2012
Personal information
Full name Tolga Ciğerci
Date of birth (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Nordenham, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray SK
Number 27
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– Galatasaray 6 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Germany U19 6 (1)
2011 Germany U20 2 (0)
2016– Turkey 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2016

Tolga Ciğerci (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtɔɫɡɑ ˈd͡ʒiːɛɾd͡ʒi], born 23 March 1992) is a Turkish football player who plays as a midfielder for Galatasaray. He represented Germany at under-19 and under-20 level, before switching his allience 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]

Club

As of 30 May 2015.
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 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Total 37 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 1
Career total 57 1 3 0 0 0 6 1 64 2

Personal life

His younger brother, Tolcay Ciğerci, is also a midfielder, and made his professional debut for Hamburger SV in 2014.[4] He instead chose to represent their ancestral Turkey at youth international level.

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. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332126/index.html
  4. ^ "Debütiert in der Bundesliga". ligainsider.de. Retrieved 24 September 2014.


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