Erencan Yardımcı

Erencan Yardımcı
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
 Sturm Graz
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 0 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ 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 Austrian club Sturm Graz on loan from German side TSG Hoffenheim.

Club career

In 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]

International career

Yardımcı is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U17s and U18s.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Sturm Graz (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 8 2 1 1 5[a] 0 — 14 3
Career total 66 14 4 3 6 0 0 0 76 17
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "İmzayı attı... Erencan Yardımcı kimdir?". CNN Türk.
  2. ^ "Galatasaray vs. Club Brugge - 26 November 2019". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Eyüpspor'a transferi çok konuşulan Erencan Yardımcı Süper Lig'e dönüyor: 'Belki 10 katına satacağız'". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  4. ^ Akın, Burak. "Aytemiz Alanyaspor, Eyüpspor'dan Erencan Yardımcı'yı kiralık olarak kadrosuna kattı". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  5. ^ "TSG buy Yardimci and loan him to Sturm Graz". TSG Hoffenheim. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "U18 Milli Takımının İtalya maçı aday kadrosu açıklandı". Fanatik.