Erik Engelhardt

Erik Engelhardt
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kulmbach, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfL Osnabrück
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2011 SpVgg Bayern Hof
2011–2017 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 1. FC Nürnberg II 66 (16)
2019–2021 Hansa Rostock 13 (1)
2020 Hansa Rostock II 2 (0)
2021–2022 Energie Cottbus 34 (19)
2022– VfL Osnabrück 73 (23)
International career‡
2013 Germany U16 2 (1)
2016 Germany U18 1 (0)
2016 Germany U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Erik Engelhardt (born 18 April 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for VfL Osnabrück.[1]

Club career

Engelhardt joined Hansa Rostock in the summer of 2019 on a two-year contract.[2]

Engelhardt joined VfL Osnabrück from FC Energie Cottbus in 2022. In the 2022–23 3. Liga season, Engelhardt scored 11 goals as Osnabrück won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.[3]

Engelhardt scored 10 goals in the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga, despite Osnabrück finishing last. Although his performances attracted interest from 2. Bundesliga clubs and Blackburn Rovers, Engelhardt stayed and renewed his contract with Osnabrück in August 2024.[3][4]

International career

He has represented Germany at under-16, under-18 and under-19 levels.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Erik Engelhardt". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Rostock holt Engelhardt aus Nürnberg". kicker (in German). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Erik Engelhardt bleibt – und verlängert!". VfL (in German). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Blackburn show interest in 2. Bundesliga striker". OneFootball. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Erik Engelhardt - Player profile". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 11 October 2020.


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