Ersin Zehir

Ersin Zehir — Biography

Ersin Zehir is a German-Turkish midfielder, born in Lübeck and raised in Germany, and also played in the Süper Lig. He began his career at St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga, reached Turkey with Antalyaspor, and then played in the Netherlands and in the lower German leagues. Since the summer of 2025 he has played for Regionalliga Nord side SV Meppen.

He made 21 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for FC St. Pauli; after a loan at 3. Liga club VfB Lübeck he parted ways with St. Pauli in June 2021 and moved to Antalyaspor. His first match for Antalyaspor was a 5-0 Turkish Cup win over Diyarbakırspor on October 28, 2021, in which he came on at half-time; his league debut followed on November 6 against Altay, in injury time. In January 2022 he was loaned to FC Dordrecht, bottom of the Eerste Divisie, on a deal to the end of the season with an option for another; he debuted in a 2-0 win over Jong AZ and scored his first goal on January 21 in a 4-0 win at Jong FC Utrecht with a hard shot into the top corner.

On January 20, 2023, he signed for Regionalliga Südwest side Eintracht Trier until the end of the season. On June 2, 2023, Eintracht Norderstedt announced his signing on a contract running until June 30, 2025. He then moved to SV Meppen.