Tjark Ernst
German footballer
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Tjark Ernst (born 15 March 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
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| Date of birth | 15 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hertha BSC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | TSG Niederdorfelden | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | DJK Arminia Bochum | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | VfL Bochum | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | VfL Bochum | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Hertha BSC II | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Hertha BSC | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:02, 19 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Ernst is a youth product of the German clubs TSG Niederdorfelden, DJK Arminia Bochum and Bochum. On 12 February 2022, he first made a senior match day squad as the backup goalkeeper for Bochum in a Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich.[3] On 30 June 2022, he transferred to Hertha BSC on a contract until 2026 and was originally assigned to their reserves.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Hertha in a 2–1 Bundesliga win over Wolfsburg on 27 May 2023.[5]
International career
Ernst is a youth international for Germany, having played at every youth level for them. In September 2023, he was called up to the Germany U21s for a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match.[6]
Personal life
Ernst's father Thomas Ernst was also a professional football goalkeeper, and his mother Kerstin Pohlmann was also a professional footballer.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 December 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Hertha BSC II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nordost | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 80 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | ||
Honours
Germany U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025[8]