Who is Emre Erdoğan? 1860 München’s 19-year-old Turkish-German talent
Short answer: According to an X post by RonaldoTR99, 19-year-old Turkish-German forward Emre Erdoğan of TSV 1860 München has 3 goals and 4 assists in 16 games this season and plays for Türkiye’s U19 national team. The post described the 1.85 m player as capable of playing for one of Turkey’s big four clubs.
Who is Emre Erdoğan?
According to Transfermarkt, Emre Erdoğan was born on 24 February 2007 in Prien am Chiemsee, Germany, and holds Turkish and German citizenship. He stands 1.85 m, plays mainly as a left winger, can also play centre-forward or right wing, and is two-footed. He wears number 19 at 1860 München.
According to the club’s academy website, Erdoğan joined 1860 München from TSV 1860 Rosenheim in summer 2020 and came through every academy team from U14 upwards. As one of the younger players in the U19 side in 2024/25, he scored 9 goals and added 6 assists in 23 DFB Nachwuchsliga games, making him the team’s top scorer and top points-getter. He made his senior debut in the 3. Liga as an 85th-minute substitute in a 2-2 draw at SC Verl.
This season: a regular in the Regionalliga Bayern
1860 München play in the Regionalliga Bayern, Germany’s fourth tier, this season. Transfermarkt’s season stats show Erdoğan with 3 goals and 4 assists in 17 league games, and 3 goals, 6 assists and 1,484 minutes in 23 games across all competitions. He also played 88 minutes in the DFB-Pokal against Holstein Kiel (0-2).
t-online reported on 9 September 2026 that the club extended his contract, along with those of Arian Calderon and Lance Fiedler, until summer 2028. Managing director Thomas Probst praised the trio’s “very good development” in recent months.
International status
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has called him up since U16 level. According to the club’s academy website, he had played 6 U16, 1 U17 and 5 U18 games at that point. Transfermarkt lists 2 caps for Türkiye U19. The site’s current market value estimate is €150k.
Why he is worth following
- A 19-year-old starter in the fourth tier who can play all three attacking positions.
- A two-footed winger/forward with a 1.85 m frame.
- Contract extended to 2028, and on the radar of Türkiye’s youth national teams.
Sources: RonaldoTR99’s X post (x.com/RonaldoTR99), Transfermarkt, TSV 1860 München academy website, t-online.
