Eren Dinkçi

Eren Dinkçi — Biography

Eren Dinkçi is a Turkish footballer who grew up in Germany, plays as a forward or right winger and stands 1.88 m tall. In the Bundesliga he has worn the shirts of Werder Bremen, Heidenheim and Freiburg. In 2023-24 he was clocked at 36.41 km/h, the Bundesliga's fastest player together with Alphonso Davies.

Born in Bremen, he began at his hometown club SC Borgfeld. In January 2019 he signed a contract with Werder Bremen running to 2022, spent six more months on loan at Borgfeld and joined Werder's academy in July 2019. On 19 December 2020 he came on in the 86th minute against Mainz 05 and scored the winning header in the 90th minute of a 1-0 away victory. He extended his contract with Bremen in April 2022. In 2023-24 he was loaned to newly promoted Heidenheim, and in April 2024 his move to Freiburg for 2024-25 was announced. After reports that he was not getting enough playing time at Freiburg, he went back on loan to Heidenheim on 30 January 2026.

At youth international level he played once for Turkey U19 in 2020 and, the same year, three times for Germany U20. In September 2024 he was named in the senior Turkey squad and stayed on the bench in the UEFA Nations League games against Wales and Iceland.