{{short description|German footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Erich Berko | fullname = | image = 2017-08-11 TuS Koblenz vs. SG Dynamo Dresden (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–092.jpg | image_size = | caption = Berko with Dynamo Dresden in 2017 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|09|06|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ostfildern, Germany | height = 1.81 m | currentclub = Bylis Ballsh | clubnumber = 41 | position = Winger, forward | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2006 | youthclubs1 = Stuttgarter Kickers | youthyears2 = 2006–2012 | youthclubs2 = VfB Stuttgart | years1 = 2012–2015 | caps1 = 43 | goals1 = 4 | clubs1 = VfB Stuttgart II | years2 = 2015–2016 | caps2 = 36 | goals2 = 11 | clubs2 = Stuttgarter Kickers | years3 = 2016–2019 | caps3 = 85 | goals3 = 12 | clubs3 = Dynamo Dresden | years4 = 2019–2022 | caps4 = 49 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = Darmstadt 98 | years5 = 2022 | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Sandhausen | years6 = 2022–2023 | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Maccabi Netanya | years7 = 2023–2024 | caps7 = 49 | goals7 = 3 | clubs7 = Hallescher FC | years8 = 2024– | caps8 = 21 | goals8 = 6 | clubs8 = Bylis Ballsh | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = Germany U15 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2009 | nationalteam2 = Germany U16 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam3 = Germany U17 | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 22 May 2024 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Erich Berko''' (born 6 September 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays for {{German football updater|Halle}} club Bylis Ballsh as a forward or as a winger.

==Club career== Born in Ostfildern, Berko made his professional debut on 28 January 2012 for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=505718&no_cache=1&action=showSchema&lang=D&liga=bl3m&saison=11&saisonl=2011&spieltag=23&spielid=1343&cHash=cabe4830706643f3ad790bacdc68a8ec |title=Official match report: Rot-Weiß Erfurt - VfB Stuttgart II 3:1 (2:0) |publisher=German Football Association |accessdate=31 July 2012 |date=28 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214082706/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=505718&no_cache=1&action=showSchema&lang=D&liga=bl3m&saison=11&saisonl=2011&spieltag=23&spielid=1343&cHash=cabe4830706643f3ad790bacdc68a8ec |archivedate=14 December 2013 }}</ref>

On 7 May 2013, Berko extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/lizenzspielervertrag-erich-berko-vfb-stuttgart/page/2267-1-1-.html | title = Erich Berko extends until 2015 | date = 7 May 2013 | accessdate = 7 May 2013 | work = vfb.de | publisher = VfB Stuttgart | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052944/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/lizenzspielervertrag-erich-berko-vfb-stuttgart/page/2267-1-1-.html | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 31 January 2022, Berko signed with Sandhausen.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Sandhausen|url=https://www.svs1916.de/aktuelles/news/detail/article/erich-berko-wechselt-an-den-hardtwald.html|title=Erich Berko wechselt an den Hardtwald|date=31 January 2022|access-date=7 February 2022|language=de}}</ref>

On 2 February 2023, Berko joined Hallescher FC in 3. Liga until the end of the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Hallescher FC|url=https://www.hallescherfc.de/2023/02/02/hfc-verpflichtet-erich-berko/|title=HFC VERPFLICHTET ERICH BERKO|date=2 February 2023|access-date=3 February 2023|language=de}}</ref> On 11 June 2023, Berko extended the contract with Hallescher FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hallescherfc.de/2023/06/11/hfc-verlaengert-vertrag-mit-erich-berko/|title=HFC verlängert mit Erich Berko|trans-title=HFC extends contract with Erich Berko|publisher=Hallescher FC|language=German|date=11 June 2023}}</ref>

==International career== Berko played for Germany at the 2011 European U-17 Championship.

==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played on 1 June 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway |id=189024 |accessdate=21 February 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club!!rowspan="2"|Season!!colspan="3"|League!!colspan="2"|Cup!!colspan="2"|Europe!!colspan="2"|Other!!colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|VfB Stuttgart II||2011–12||rowspan="4"|3. Liga |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2012–13 |8||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |2013–14 |26||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||2 |- |2014–15 |7||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!43!!4 |- |Stuttgarter Kickers||2015–16||3. Liga |36||11||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||37||11 |- |rowspan="4"|Dynamo Dresden||2016–17||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga |29||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||30||3 |- |2017–18 |29||3||2||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||31||4 |- |2018–19 |27||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||28||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !85!!12!!4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!89!!13 |- |rowspan="4"|Darmstadt 98||2019–20||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||7||0 |- |2020–21 |30||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||31||1 |- |2021–22 |12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!50!!1 |- |SV Sandhausen||2021–22||2. Bundesliga |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||0 |- |Maccabi Netanya||2022–23||Israeli Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !222!!28!!6!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!228!!29 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} <div>{{col-begin}} {{col-end}} </div>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://archive.today/20130205050641/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250027688/profile/index.html Erich Berko] at uefa.com * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051125/http://www.vfb.de/de/teams/vfb-ii/vfb-ii-team-2012-2013/page/4245-0-4-1342026827.html?16592 Erich Berko] at VfB-Stuttgart.de {{in lang|de}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160604103852/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2016-17/dynamo-dresden-65/57257/spieler_berko-erich.html Erich Berko] at kicker.de {{in lang|de}}

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