Ekincier began his football career with the youth teams of
FC Iserlohn and
Rot-Weiss Essen, before joining the
VfL Bochum youth academy in 2017. In August 2017, he played for the first team in a friendly match against
Bayer Leverkusen. In June 2018, Ekincier signed his first professional contract with
VfL Bochum, lasting two years until 30 June 2020. 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. Ekincier made his
2. 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. On 18 July 2019, it was announced that Ekincier had joined
SK Austria Klagenfurt on a season-long loan deal. ==International career==