Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 March 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany [1] | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | TSG Niederdorfelden | ||
2008–2011 | DJK Arminia Bochum | ||
2011–2022 | Bochum | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022 | Bochum | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Hertha BSC II | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Hertha BSC | 28 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) |
2020 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC) |
Tjark Ernst (born 15 March 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
Ernst is a youth product of the German clubs TSG Niederdorfelden, DJK Arminia Bochum and Bochum. On 12 February 2022, he first made a senior match day squad as the backup goalkeeper for Bochum in a Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich. [3] On 30 June 2022, he transferred to Hertha BSC on a contract until 2026 and was originally assigned to their reserves. [4] He made his senior and professional debut with Hertha in a 2–1 Bundesliga win over Wolfsburg on 27 May 2023. [5]
Ernst is a youth international for Germany, having played at every youth level for them. In September 2023, he was called up to the Germany U21s for a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match. [6]
Ernst's father Thomas Ernst was also a professional football goalkeeper, and his mother Kerstin Pohlmann was also a professional footballer. [3]