Umut Tohumcu

Umut Deger Tohumcu (born 11 August 2004) is a German professional footballer of Turkish descent who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.

Umut Tohumcu
Personal information
Full name Umut Deger Tohumcu
Date of birth (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004
Place of birth Offenburg, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TSG Hoffenheim
Number 40
Youth career
2011–2012 SC Offenburg
2012–2016 Offenburger FV
2016–2017 SC Freiburg
2017–2022 TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– TSG Hoffenheim 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 Germany U15 2 (0)
2019–2020 Germany U16 5 (2)
2020 Germany U17 1 (0)
2021– Germany U18 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:12, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

Tohumcu is a youth product of the academies of Offenburger FV, SC Freiburg and TSG Hoffenheim. At 14, he received some attention when he was a ballboy at Hoffenheim, as he quickly threw the ball to Andrej Kramarić who then scored a against Bayern Munich in a win on 9 September 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with Hoffenheim in a 5–1 Bundesliga loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 14 May 2022, coming on as a late substite in the 86th minute.[2]

International career

Born in Germany, Tohumcu is of Turkish descent.[3] Tohumcu is a youth international for Germany, having represented the Germany U15s, 16s, U17s, and U18s.[4]

References
  1. "Umut Tohumcu (17) lebt seinen Hoffenheim-Traum: Vom Balljungen zum Bundesliga-Profi". www.heidelberg24.de.
  2. "Umut Deger Tohumcu | TSG Hoffenheim | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  3. "PSG'den 14'lük Türk futbolcuya 50 milyon euro!". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  4. "Vom Wunderkind zum Star". Magdeburg Kompakt (in German). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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