[3] On 19 August 2018, he appeared for Bochum in the first round of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute for Tom Weilandt in the 1–0 away loss against Regionalliga Nord side Weiche Flensburg.
Bundesliga debut for Bochum on 5 April 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Miloš Pantović in the 2–1 away loss against Jahn Regensburg.
[5] On 18 July 2019, it was announced that Ekincier had joined SK Austria Klagenfurt on a season-long loan deal.
[6][7] Ekincier was included in hosts Azerbaijan's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May 2016.
[1] Ekincier was born in the German city of Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia and is of Turkish descent.