Luca Erlein
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| Date of birth | 5 July 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Energie Cottbus (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Astoria Walldorf | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2025 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Energie Cottbus (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Germany U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Germany U19 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Luca Erlein (born 5 July 2007) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus, on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.
Club career
[edit]Erlein is a youth product of Astoria Walldorf, then moved to the youth academy of TSG Hoffenheim in 2018. He made his senior and professional debut with Hoffenheim as a substitute in a 4–3 UEFA Europa League win over Anderlecht on 30 January 2025.[3]
On 25 July 2026, Erlein signed a four-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.[4] Two days later, he was loaned to newly 2. Bundesliga promoted club Energie Cottbus for the 2026–27 season.[5]
International career
[edit]Erlein is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U18s in 2024.[6] He represented Germany at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where they were the runners-up.
Honours
[edit]Germany U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2026[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Luca Erlein | TSG Hoffenheim | Player Profile | Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.com.
- ↑ Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "Einzelporträt » TSG Hoffenheim". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ GmbH, LigaInsider (30 January 2025). "TSG Hoffenheim: Luca Erlein feiert Profidebüt in der Europa League". ligainsider.de.
- ↑ "Bayer 04 sign Luca Erlein from Hoffenheim". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Bayer 04 loan Luca Erlein to Energie Cottbus". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "Talente international: Trio bei der U17 des DFB". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "2026 Under-19 EURO final highlights & report: Spain overcome Germany to seal tenth title". uefa.com. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Luca Erlein at Soccerway
- Luca Erlein at DFB (also available in German)
- 2007 births
- Footballers from Heidelberg
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- 21st-century German sportsmen