Tolga Ciğerci
 Ciğerci in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Nordenham, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VSG Altglienicke | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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 Mönchengladbach (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach II (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Hertha BSC | 22 | (0) |
| 2015 | Hertha BSC II | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Galatasaray | 42 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | Fenerbahçe U21 | 30 | (2) |
| 2019 | Fenerbahçe | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 46 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | MKE Ankaragücü | 16 | (2) |
| 2023 | Hertha BSC | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | MKE Ankaragücü | 27 | (5) |
| 2025 | Sivasspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2026 | Energie Cottbus | 10 | (1) |
| 2026– | VSG Altglienicke | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 April 2018 | |||
Tolga Ciğerci (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtoɫɡa ˈdʒiːeɾdʒi]; born 23 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Regionalliga Nordost club VSG Altglienicke. Born in Germany, he represented it at under-19 and under-20 level, before switching his allegiance to Turkey.
Club career
Ciğerci 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]
On 31 January 2023, Ciğerci returned to Hertha BSC on a 1.5-year deal.[3]
On 11 July 2023, Ciğerci returned back to MKE Ankaragücü on a 2-year contract.[4]
On 2 February 2026, Ciğerci signed with Energie Cottbus in 3. Liga, reuniting with his brother Tolcay.[5]
On 6 July 2026, Ciğerci joined VSG Altglienicke in the fourth-tier Regionalliga. His brother Tolcay previously played for the club.[6]
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 31 August 2016 and subsequently made his debut in a World Cup 2018 qualifying 1-1 tie against Croatia.[7]
Personal life
His younger brother, Tolcay Ciğerci, is also a midfielder, and made his professional debut for Hamburger SV in 2014.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 8 August 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2010–11[9] | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2010–11[9] | Regionalliga Nord | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11[9] | Regionalliga Nord | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2011–12[9] | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[9] | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II (loan) | 2011–12[9] | Regionalliga West | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13[9] | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Hertha BSC (loan) | 2013–14[9] | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Hertha BSC II (loan) | 2013–14[9] | Regionalliga Nordost | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2014–15[9] | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[9] | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2016–17[10] | Süper Lig | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2017–18[10] | Süper Lig | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 6 | ||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2018–19[10] | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[10] | Süper Lig | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[10] | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Fenerbahçe U21 | 2018–19[10] | U21 Ligi | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2020–21[10] | Süper Lig | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[10] | Süper Lig | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 16 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
Honours
Galatasaray
References
- ↑ "Hertha kauft Tolga Cigerci". Berliner Kurier (in German). 14 April 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tolga Ciğerci Galatasaray'da" (in Turkish). Galatasaray SK. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "TOLGA CIĞERCI RETURNS TO HERTHA BSC!". Hertha BSC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "Tolga Ciğerci Yeniden Ankaragücü'müzde!" (in Turkish). MKE Ankaragücü. 11 July 2023.
- ↑ "Brüderpaar vereint!" [Brothers reunited!] (in German). FC Energie Cottbus. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ "Tolga Cigerci wechselt zur VSG Altglienicke" [Tolga Cigerci is transferring to VSG Altglienicke] (in German). VSG Altglienicke. 6 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ FIFA.com
- ↑ "Debütiert in der Bundesliga". ligainsider.de. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Tolga Ciğerci » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tolga Ciğerci at Soccerway
External links
Media related to Tolga Ciğerci at Wikimedia Commons- Tolga Ciğerci at the Turkish Football Federation
- Tolga Ciğerci – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Tolga Ciğerci at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Tolga Ciğerci at WorldFootball.net
- Tolga Ciğerci at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- People from Nordenham
- Footballers from Lower Saxony
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen
- German people of Turkish descent
- Sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's international footballers
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- VfL Wolfsburg II players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- Hertha BSC players
- Hertha BSC II players
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players
- MKE Ankaragücü footballers
- Sivasspor footballers
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- VSG Altglienicke players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Süper Lig players
- TFF 1. Lig players