Tolga Ciğerci

Tolga Ciğerci

Ciğerci in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Tolga Ciğerci
Date of birth	(1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 24)
Place of birth	Nordenham, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club 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	10	(0)
National team‡
2010–2011	Germany U19	6	(1)
2011	Germany U20	2	(0)
2016–	Turkey	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2016

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2016.

Tolga Ciğerci (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtɔɫɡɑ ˈd͡ʒiːɛɾd͡ʒi], born 23 March 1992) is a German-born 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.

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

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

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.

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

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