Zeki Erkilinc

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zeki Erkilinc

| full_name = Zeki Erkılınç

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|1|22}}

| birth_place = Hengelo, Netherlands

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub = HSC '21

| clubnumber = 22

| position = Winger

| youthyears1 = 2014–2018 | youthclubs1 = Twente

| youthyears2 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs2 = → Heracles Almelo (loan)

| years1 = 2018–2019

| clubs1 = Heracles Almelo

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = Dordrecht

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = VfB Lübeck

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = FC Gießen

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2022–

| clubs5 = HSC '21

| caps5 = 50

| goals5 = 12

| pcupdate = 09:29, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

}}

Zeki Erkilinc (born 22 January 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Derde Divisie club HSC '21.

Club career

A youth product of FC Twente, Erkilinc joined Heracles Almelo on loan on 17 August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.heracles.nl/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/11574/heracles-almelo-huurt-zeki-erkilinc|title=Heracles Almelo huurt Zeki Erkilinc|date=17 August 2017|publisher=}} On 11 May 2018, Erkilinc signed his first professional contract with Heracles Almelo.{{cite web|url=https://www.heracles.nl/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/12278/zeki-erkilinc-blijft-in-almelo-en-tekent-eenjarig-contract|title=Zeki Erkilinc blijft in Almelo en tekent eenjarig contract|date=11 May 2018|publisher=}} He made his professional debut with Heracles in a 4–2 Eredivisie win over FC Groningen on 21 October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/21/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-heracles-almelo/stichting-fc-groningen/2794004/|title=Heracles vs. Groningen - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}

On 21 March 2022, Erkilinc signed with Derde Divisie club HSC '21.{{cite news |title=Ex-Heraclied Zeki Erkilinc (24) per direct naar HSC'21 |url=https://www.tubantia.nl/amateurvoetbal/ex-heraclied-zeki-erkilinc-24-per-direct-naar-hsc-21~a1ed0730/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |work=Tubantia |date=21 March 2022 |language=nl}}

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Erkilinc is of Turkish descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.twentefans.nl/nieuws/hoofdnieuws/143786/heracles-almelo-huurt-negentienjarige-aanvaller-van-fc-twente|title=Heracles Almelo huurt negentienjarige aanvaller van FC Twente|publisher=}}