Barış Ekincier
German-born Azerbaijani footballer (born 1999)
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Barış Ekincier (Azerbaijani: Barış Əkinçiər; born 24 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Ümraniyespor.[1] Born in Germany, he has represented Azerbaijan at youth international levels up to the under-21s.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 24 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hemer, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ümraniyespor | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | FC Iserlohn | ||
| 2015–2017 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 2017–2018 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | VfL Bochum | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Waldhof Mannheim | 35 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Şanlıurfaspor | 29 | (4) |
| 2024– | Ümraniyespor | 65 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Azerbaijan U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Azerbaijan U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Azerbaijan U21 | 12 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2020 | |||
Club career
Ekincier began his football career with the youth teams of FC Iserlohn and Rot-Weiss Essen, before joining the VfL Bochum youth academy in 2017. In August 2017, he played for the first team in a friendly match against Bayer Leverkusen.[2]
In June 2018, Ekincier signed his first professional contract with VfL Bochum, lasting two years until 30 June 2020.[3] On 19 August 2018, he appeared for Bochum in the first round of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute for Tom Weilandt in the 1–0 away loss against Regionalliga Nord side Weiche Flensburg.[4] Ekincier made his 2. Bundesliga debut for Bochum on 5 April 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Miloš Pantović in the 2–1 away loss against Jahn Regensburg.[5]
On 18 July 2019, it was announced that Ekincier had joined SK Austria Klagenfurt on a season-long loan deal.[6][7]
International career
Ekincier was included in hosts Azerbaijan's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May 2016. He appeared in Azerbaijan's first two matches, with the team being eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.[1]
Personal life
Ekincier was born in the German city of Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia and is of Turkish descent.[8]
