Erik Durm (born 12 May 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left back for Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. He made his senior debut for Germany in 2014, and later that year was part of their squad which won the World Cup.
Durm began his club career in 1998 at the academy of SG Rieschweiler, before joining the academy of 1. FC Saarbrücken in 2008 where he became youth league top scorer of the 2009–2010 season with 13 goals. In July 2010, Durm was enrolled at the academy of 1. FSV Mainz 05 and won the 2010–11 Youth Federation Cup in Germany and Durm debuted and played his only game of the 2010–11 season for the second team of 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 4 December 2010 against SV Elversberg in the German Regionalliga.
In the 2011–12 season, Durm succeeded to the second team of 1. FSV Mainz 05 and scored seven goals in 1. FSV Mainz 05 II's and his first 10 games. Then Durm went on to score two goals in a 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 3–0 away win on matchday 7 against the second team of Eintracht Frankfurt. Following the scoring of nine goals in the first half of the 2011–12 season, Durm scored four goals in the second half of the 2011–12 season and in January 2012, both 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund offered Durm a professional contract, but Durm declined the offer from 1. FSV Mainz 05 to sign with BVB.