Emir Tombul

Emir Tombul

Personal information
Full name	Emir Can Tombul
Date of birth	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	YF Juventus
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2018	Rapperswil-Jona
2018–2019	Grasshoppers
2019–2021	Lommel
2020–2021	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	New York Red Bulls II	30	(0)
2022	Wil	4	(0)
2022	Wil II	3	(0)
2022–	YF Juventus	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Emir Can Tombul (born 4 January 2001) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Young Fellows Juventus.

Career

Early career

Tombul played with the academy sides of Rapperswil-Jona, Grasshoppers, Lommel and a loan spell with Vitória de Guimarães, where he made 6 appearances for Vitória SC B in the Liga Revelação U-23.[1]

New York Red Bulls II

On 27 April 2021, Tombul signed with USL Championship side New York Red Bulls II.[1] He made his debut on 30 April 2021, starting in a 3–2 loss to Hartford Athletic.[2] Following the 2021 season, Tombul's contract option was declined by New York.[3]

Later career

For the first six months of 2022, Tombul played for FC Wil. After a trial at Turkish side Sakaryaspor, Tombul signed with Young Fellows Juventus in September 2022.[4] In June 2023, Tombul went on a trial at Czech club FC Vysočina Jihlava.[5]

References

1. "New York Red Bulls II Sign Defender Emir Tombul | New York Red Bulls". nysoccer.
2. "New York Red Bulls II vs. Hartford Athletic - April 30, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
3. "New York Red Bulls II Announce End of Year Roster Decisions | New York Red Bulls". nysoccer.
4. Swiss Football League - Match center - SFV, matchcenter-sfl.football.ch, 26 November 2022
5. Jihlava nasadila nové hráče. Dorazil Pešek z Viktorie Plzeň i stoper, který hrál v New Yorku, infotbal.cz, 26 June 2023