Tuğrul Erat (born 17 June 1992) is an footballer who most recently played as a midfielder[1] for German club Alemannia Aachen.[2][3] Born in Germany, he represents Azerbaijan at international level.
![]() Erat in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Nettetal, Germany | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Azerbaijan U21 | 6 | (3) |
2014– | Azerbaijan | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 31 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2019 |
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]
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]
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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