Erencan Yardımcı
Turkish footballer
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Erencan Yardımcı (born 4 February 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan from TSG Hoffenheim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmit, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
1. FC Kaiserslautern (on loan from TSG Hoffenheim) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Kocaelispor | ||
| 2014 | Yuvam İzmitspor | ||
| 2014–2017 | 41 Futbol Kulübü | ||
| 2017–2019 | Galatasaray | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Eyüpspor | 13 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pendikspor (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2024– | TSG Hoffenheim | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | TSG Hoffenheim II | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2026– | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Turkey U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Turkey U21 | 13 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
In July 2019, Yardımcı signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray.[1] He made his professional debut for Galatasaray in a 1–1 UEFA Champions League tie with Club Brugge on 26 November 2019.[2]
He transferred to Eyüpspor in 2021, and helped them get promoted into the TFF First League for the 2020–21 season.[3] He joined Alanyaspor on loan in the Süper Lig for the second half of the 2021–22 season starting 6 January 2022.[4]
On 31 August 2024, Yardımcı signed with TSG Hoffenheim in Germany and was immediately loaned to Austrian club Sturm Graz.[5] On 3 January 2025, Hoffenheim terminated the loan early.[6] On 19 July 2025, he moved on a new loan to Eintracht Braunschweig in 2. Bundesliga.[7] On 18 July 2026, Yardımcı was loaned by 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[8]
International career
Yardımcı is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U17s and U18s.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galatasaray | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eyüpspor | 2020–21 | TFF 2. Lig | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | TFF 2. Lig | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| Alanyaspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| Pendikspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sturm Graz (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Career total | 73 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 17 | ||
- Includes Turkish Cup, Austrian Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Sturm Graz