Tolga Ciğerci

Tolga Ciğerci
	Ciğerci in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	23 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Nordenham, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	MKE Ankaragücü
Number	30
Youth career
2005–2010	VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	VfL Wolfsburg II
2010–2014	VfL Wolfsburg
2012–2013	→ Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)
2012	→ Borussia Mönchengladbach II (loan)
2013–2014	→ Hertha BSC (loan)
2014–2016	Hertha BSC
2015	Hertha BSC II
2016–2018	Galatasaray
2018–2021	Fenerbahçe U21
2019	Fenerbahçe
2021–2022	İstanbul Başakşehir
2022–2023	MKE Ankaragücü
2023	Hertha BSC
2023–	MKE Ankaragücü
International career‡
2010–2011	Germany U19
2011	Germany U20
2016–2022	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 April 2018

Tolga Ciğerci (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtoɫɡa ˈdʒiːeɾdʒi]; born 23 March 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for MKE Ankaragücü. He represented Germany 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]

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.^[5]

Personal life

His younger brother, Tolcay Ciğerci, is also a midfielder, and made his professional debut for Hamburger SV in 2014.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfL Wolfsburg	2010–11^[7]	Bundesliga	6	0	1	0	0	0	–		7	0
VfL Wolfsburg II	2010–11^[7]	Regionalliga Nord	9	1	–		–		–		9	1
	2010–11^[7]	Regionalliga Nord	11	2	–		–		–		11	2
	Total		20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	3
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)	2011–12^[7]	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2012–13^[7]	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^[7]	Regionalliga West	4	1	–		–		–		4	1
	2012–13^[7]	Regionalliga West	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	Total		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Hertha BSC (loan)	2013–14^[7]	Bundesliga	19	1	1	0	0	0	–		20	1
Hertha BSC II (loan)	2013–14^[7]	Regionalliga Nordost	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Hertha BSC	2014–15^[7]	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2015–16^[7]	Bundesliga	18	0	1	0	0	0	–		19	0
	Total		20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Galatasaray	2016–17^[8]	Süper Lig	24	0	0	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	25	0
	2017–18^[8]	Süper Lig	18	6	4	0	2	0	–		24	6
	Total		42	6	4	0	2	0	1	0	49	6
Fenerbahçe	2018–19^[8]	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2019–20^[8]	Süper Lig	26	2	7	0	0	0	–		33	2
	2020–21^[8]	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^[8]	U21 Ligi	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
İstanbul Başakşehir	2020–21^[8]	Süper Lig	14	1	1	0	0	0	–		15	1
	2021–22^[8]	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

Süper Lig: 2017–18

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.
^ FIFA.com
^ "Debütiert in der Bundesliga". ligainsider.de. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Tolga Ciğerci » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Tolga Ciğerci at Soccerway