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

Club career

Erat made his

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debut at 9 December 2013 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Five days later he scored his first professional goal in a

game against Energie Cottbus. On 9 June 2016, Erat signed a two-year contract with MSV Duisburg. On 9 May 2018, it was announced that he will leave Duisburg at the end of the 2017–18 season. On 28 September 2018, Erat signed with

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. He played five games for the club, before leaving on 9 January 2019 to join Turkish club

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

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."

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* * * * 1992 births Living people People from Viersen (district) Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) German sportspeople of Turkish descent German people of Azerbaijani descent Azerbaijani people of Turkish descent Azerbaijani men's footballers German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Azerbaijan men's international footballers 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players TFF Second League players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players MSV Duisburg players SV 19 Straelen players Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Bayrampaşa SK footballers Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Alemannia Aachen players Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers German expatriate men's footballers Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub