Baris_Ekinjier
Baris Ekincier
German-born Azerbaijani footballer (born 1999)
Baris Ekincier (Turkish: Barış Ekincier; Azerbaijani: Barış Əkinçiər; born 24 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Şanlıurfaspor.[1] Born in Germany, he has represented Azerbaijan at youth international levels up to the under-21s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Hemer, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Şanlıurfaspor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | FC Iserlohn | ||
| 2015–2017 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 2017–2018 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | VfL Bochum | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Waldhof Mannheim | 35 | (4) |
| 2023– | Şanlıurfaspor | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Azerbaijan U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Azerbaijan U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Azerbaijan U21 | 12 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020 | |||
Ekincier began his football career with the youth teams of FC Iserlohn and Rot-Weiss Essen, before joining the VfL Bochum youth academy in 2017. In August 2017, he played for the first team in a friendly match against Bayer Leverkusen.[2]
In June 2018, Ekincier signed his first professional contract with VfL Bochum, lasting two years until 30 June 2020.[3] On 19 August 2018, he appeared for Bochum in the first round of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute for Tom Weilandt in the 1–0 away loss against Regionalliga Nord side Weiche Flensburg.[4] Ekincier made his 2. Bundesliga debut for Bochum on 5 April 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Miloš Pantović in the 2–1 away loss against Jahn Regensburg.[5]
On 18 July 2019, it was announced that Ekincier had joined SK Austria Klagenfurt on a season-long loan deal.[6][7]
Ekincier was included in hosts Azerbaijan's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May 2016. He appeared in Azerbaijan's first two matches, with the team being eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.[1]
Ekincier was born in the German city of Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia and is of Turkish descent.[8]
- Baris Ekincier at WorldFootball.net
- "Spielpraxis für Kießling und Lars Bender" (in German). Kicker. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- "Baris Ekincier erhält Profivertrag" (in German). VfL Bochum. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- "Gelungenes Debüt: Weiche Flensburg kegelt Bochum raus" (in German). Kicker. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- "Zuerst Assist, dann eigenes Tor – Grüttner Matchwinner für den Jahn" [First an assist, then a goal – Grüttner match winner for Jahn Regensburg]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- "Neuzugang vom VFL Bochum". www.skaustriaklagenfurt.at (in German). SK Austria Klagenfurt. 18 July 2019.
- "Ekincier an Klagenfurt ausgeliehen". www.vfl-bochum.de (in German). Vfl Bochum. 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf-Bochum maçı canlı bahis heyecanıyla Misli.com'da!, Milliyet, 2021, retrieved 29 March 2021,
Takımın Türk asıllı oyuncusu, sol açık Barış Ekincier de geçen hafta ilk kez maç kadrosunda yer almıştı
- Baris Ekincier – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Baris Ekincier at DFB (also available in German)
- Baris Ekincier at kicker (in German)
- Baris Ekincier at Soccerway
