Tuğrul Erat
Erat in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992
Place of birth Nettetal, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SC Union Nettetal
Number 67
Youth career
2009–2012 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 118 (24)
2013–2016 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 (2)
2016–2018 MSV Duisburg 30 (2)
2018–2019 SV 19 Straelen 5 (0)
2019 Fatih Karagümrük 10 (0)
2020 Bayrampaşa 7 (0)
2020–2022 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 32 (2)
2022 Alemannia Aachen 11 (0)
2022– SC Union Nettetal 9 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Azerbaijan U21 6 (3)
2014– Azerbaijan 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2019

Tuğrul Erat (born 17 June 1992) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder[1] for German Oberliga Niederrhein club SC Union Nettetal.[2][3] Born in Germany, he represents Azerbaijan at international level.

Club career

Erat made his 2. Bundesliga debut at 9 December 2013 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[4] Five days later he scored his first professional goal in a 2. Bundesliga game against Energie Cottbus.[5] On 9 June 2016, Erat signed a two-year contract with MSV Duisburg.[6] On 9 May 2018, it was announced that he will leave Duisburg at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

On 28 September 2018, Erat signed with SV 19 Straelen.[8] He played five games for the club, before leaving on 9 January 2019 to join Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük.[9]

On 15 July 2020, Erat signed with Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.[10]

International career

Born in Germany and of ethnic Turkish origin, Erat plays for the Azerbaijan national team internationally. He has said that "In Germany or Turkey, I had no chance of being recommended as a national player. I chose Azerbaijan because I like that I can gain international experience."[11]

References

  1. ↑ Tuğrul Erat at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Тугрул Эрат: Мой прадед был азербайджанцем. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Tuğrul Erat at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Kaiserslautern vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf - 9 December 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Energie Cottbus vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf - 14 December 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tugrul Erat kommt: "Freue mich auf den Tapetenwechsel"". msv-duisburg.de (in German). Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sieben Abschiede am Sonntag: Danke für eue Zeit in Zebrastreifen!". msv-duisburg.de. 9 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Straelen holt nächsten Ex-Profi , svs19.com, 19 September 2018
  9. ↑ Cengiz Günaydın'dan özel açıklamalar, amatorlig.net, 9 January 2019
  10. ↑ "Tugrul Erat verstärkt die Kleeblätter". rwo-online.de. 15 July 2020.
  11. ↑ TUGRUL ERAT: HEUTE GEGEN PADERBORN, BALD GEGEN DEUTSCHLAND?, German Football Association, 2016, retrieved 29 March 2021, Der Sohn türkischer Eltern war plötzlich ein Leistungsträger... "In Deutschland oder der Türkei hatte ich keine Chance, mich als Nationalspieler zu empfehlen. Ich habe mich für Aserbaidschan entschieden, weil ich so internationale Erfahrung sammeln kann."


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