Tuğrul Erat (born 17 June 1992) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Oberliga Niederrhein club SC Union Nettetal. Born in Germany, he represents Azerbaijan at international level.
Club career Erat made his 2. Bundesliga debut at 9 December 2013 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Five days later he scored his first professional goal in a 2. Bundesliga game against Energie Cottbus. On 9 June 2016, Erat signed a two-year contract with MSV Duisburg. On 9 May 2018, it was announced that he will leave Duisburg at the end of the 2017–18 season.
On 28 September 2018, Erat signed with SV 19 Straelen.Straelen holt nächsten Ex-Profi , svs19.com, 19 September 2018 He played five games for the club, before leaving on 9 January 2019 to join Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük.Cengiz Günaydın'dan özel açıklamalar, amatorlig.net, 9 January 2019
On 15 July 2020, Erat signed with Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.
International career Born in Germany and of ethnic Turkish origin, Erat plays for the Azerbaijan national team internationally. He has said that "In Germany or Turkey, I had no chance of being recommended as a national player. I chose Azerbaijan because I like that I can gain international experience."
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