Serdar Taşçı

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Personal information
Serdar Taşçı
Date of birth	April 24, 1987 (1987-04-24) (age 21)
Place of birth	Esslingen, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	VfB Stuttgart
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-2006 2006-present	VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart	30 (3) 47 (3)
National team
2007-present	Germany
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 6, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Serdar Taşçı (born April 24, 1987 in Esslingen) is a German football player of Turkish descent.

He played for the youth teams of SC Altbach, of Stuttgarter Kickers and, from July 1999, of VfB Stuttgart. Before the 2005/06 season, he joined VfB Stuttgart's 2nd team, playing in the Regionalliga (3rd division). Prior to 2006/07, he was promoted to the club's Bundesliga side.

He had his professional debut on August 20, 2006 against Arminia Bielefeld (3:2 win), in the 2nd game of the season, being brought on for injured Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson in the 68th minute. His first goal followed only a week later, in the next game against Borussia Dortmund (1:3 defeat).

Taşçı usually plays as a centre back or right back. Due to his Turkish descent, he is eligible to play for either Germany or Turkey, but in October of 2006 has decided to pursue a career for Germany. He had his debut for the Germany national under-21 football team on February 6, 2007 against Scotland (2:0).