Erik Engelhardt

Erik Engelhardt (born 18 April 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club Energie Cottbus.^[1]

Erik Engelhardt

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kulmbach, Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Energie Cottbus
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2011	SpVgg Bayern Hof
2011–2017	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	1. FC Nürnberg II	66	(16)
2019–2021	Hansa Rostock	13	(1)
2020	Hansa Rostock II	2	(0)
2021–2022	Energie Cottbus	34	(19)
2022–2025	VfL Osnabrück	80	(23)
2025–	Energie Cottbus	18	(2)
International career‡
2013	Germany U16	2	(1)
2016	Germany U18	1	(0)
2016	Germany U19	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:28, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Engelhardt joined Hansa Rostock in the summer of 2019 on a two-year contract.^[2]

Engelhardt joined VfL Osnabrück from FC Energie Cottbus in 2022. In the 2022–23 3. Liga season, Engelhardt scored 11 goals as Osnabrück won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.^[3]

Engelhardt scored 10 goals in the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga, despite Osnabrück finishing last. Although his performances attracted interest from 2. Bundesliga clubs and Blackburn Rovers, Engelhardt stayed and renewed his contract with Osnabrück in August 2024.^[3][4]

On 2 January 2025, Engelhardt returned to Energie Cottbus.^[5]

International career

He has represented Germany at under-16, under-18 and under-19 levels.^[6]