Hikmet Çiftçi

Hikmet Çiftçi — Biography

Hikmet Çiftçi is a midfielder who grew up in Germany and has played both in the German leagues and in Turkey. He holds dual Turkish-German citizenship and played for Turkey at under-19 and under-21 level. In August 2026 he signed a one-year contract with Vanspor.

His professional path began in 2017 with the reserve side of 1. FC Köln. In the summer of 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Erzgebirge Aue and made his 2. Bundesliga debut on August 17 of that year, a 3-1 defeat to Arminia Bielefeld. In January 2020 he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he stayed for almost three and a half years and had his deal extended by two years in 2022. In January 2023 he was loaned to Göztepe until the end of the season. In August 2023 he and Kaiserslautern parted ways by mutual consent, and in the autumn he joined Tuzlaspor.

He joined Bandırmaspor in the summer of 2024, played with the club in the TFF First League and appeared against Fatih Karagümrük in the 2025 First League play-offs. He said farewell to Bandırmaspor in July 2026. His career has run between two countries, from the Köln reserves to the 2. Bundesliga and on to clubs in Turkey.