Tolcay Ciğerci (born 24 January 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in Germany, he has represented Turkey at youth level.

Career

Ciğerci made his professional debut on 24 September 2014, replacing Zoltán Stieber for the final 17 minutes of Hamburg's 1–0

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defeat at

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. In January 2017, Ciğerci joined

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...

, initially playing for the club's reserves. He then joined

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in the summer 2018, but left at the end of the season where his contract expired. However, he resigned from the club on 6 September 2019, signing a contract for the rest of the season. On 11 January 2022, Ciğerci signed a 2.5-year contract with

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Personal life

He is the younger brother of Sivasspor midfielder

Tolga Ciğerci Tolga Ciğerci (; born 23 March 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sivasspor. He represented Germany at under-19 and under-20 level, before switching his allegiance to Turkey. Club career Ciğerci ...

, who has played at youth level for Germany.

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* * * 1995 births Living people People from Nordenham German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers German men's footballers Footballers from Lower Saxony Men's association football midfielders Turkey men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players TFF 1. Lig players Hamburger SV players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Berliner AK 07 players VSG Altglienicke players FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players Samsunspor footballers FC Energie Cottbus players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub