 Dinkçi withWerder Bremen in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eren Sami Dinkçi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-12-13)13 December 2001 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Bremen, Germany[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Heidenheim (on loan fromSC Freiburg) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | SC Borgfeld | ||
| 2019–2020 | Werder Bremen | ||
| 2019 | → SC Borgfeld (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Werder Bremen II | 10 | (9) |
| 2020–2024 | Werder Bremen | 46 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | →1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 33 | (10) |
| 2024– | SC Freiburg | 30 | (0) |
| 2024 | SC Freiburg II | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | →1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Turkey U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:28, 14 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Eren Sami Dinkçi (born 13 December 2001) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aforward orright winger forBundesliga club1. FC Heidenheim on loan fromSC Freiburg.[1] Born in Germany, he represented both Turkey and Germany internationally as a junior, before choosing to represent Turkey as a senior.
In his youth, Dinkçi played for hometown club SC Borgfeld. In January 2019, Dinkçi signed a contract withWerder Bremen lasting until 2022, though he was loaned back to SC Borgfeld for six months before joining Werder's youth academy in July 2019.[3] Dinkçi made his professional debut for Werder Bremen in theBundesliga on 19 December 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute forRomano Schmid againstMainz 05. In the 90th minute, he scored the winning goal for Bremen in a 1–0 away victory with a header via an assist fromTahith Chong.[4]
In April 2022, Dinkçi agreed a contract extension with Werder Bremen.[5]
Dinkçi joined1. FC Heidenheim, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, on loan for the 2023–24 season.[6] During that season, he managed to record top speed of 36.41 kilometres per hour (22.62 mph) as Bundesliga's fastest player along withAlphonso Davies.[7]
In April 2024, it was announced Dinkçi would join Bundesliga clubSC Freiburg for the 2024–25 season.[8]
On 30 January 2026, Dinkçi returned to1. FC Heidenheim on loan.[9]
Born in Germany, Dinkçi is of Turkish descent.[10] In 2020, he made one appearance for theTurkey U19s. That same year he switched and made three appearances for theGermany U20s.[11]
In September 2024, Dinkçi switched his allegiance again and was included into the seniorTurkey national team for theUEFA Nations League games against Wales and Iceland, but remained on the bench in both games.[12]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2020–21[13] | Regionalliga Nord | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23[13] | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 9 | – | – | – | 10 | 9 | |||||
| Werder Bremen | 2020–21[13] | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[13] | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[13] | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 1 | ||||
| 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 2023–24[13] | Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 11 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| SC Freiburg II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 123 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 22 | ||
