Umut Tohumcu

Umut Tohumcu
Personal information
Full name Umut Deger Tohumcu
Date of birth (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Offenburg, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TSG Hoffenheim
Number 17
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 37 (0)
2022–2024 TSG Hoffenheim II 30 (6)
International career‡
2019 Germany U15 2 (0)
2019–2020 Germany U16 5 (2)
2020 Germany U17 1 (0)
2021–2023 Germany U18 8 (1)
2023– Germany U20 2 (0)
2024– Germany U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:22, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

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.

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1899 Hoffenheim 2021–22 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 8 0 — — — 8 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
2024–25 Bundesliga 8 0 1 0 5[a] 1 — 14 1
Total 37 0 2 0 5 1 — 44 1
1899 Hoffenheim II 2022–23 Regionalliga Südwest 23 5 — — — 23 5
2023–24 Regionalliga Südwest 7 1 — — — 7 1
Total 30 6 — — — 30 6
Career total 67 6 2 0 5 1 0 0 74 7
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Umut Tohumcu (17) lebt seinen Hoffenheim-Traum: Vom Balljungen zum Bundesliga-Profi". www.heidelberg24.de. 18 May 2022.
  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.