Görkem Can

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Görkem Can
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Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-04) May 4, 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2013–2017 Bochum
2017–2019 Schalke
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Schalke II 2 (0)
2020–2021 Groningen 0 (0)
2021 Denizlispor 5 (0)
National team
2015–2016 Germany U16 2 (0)
2017 Germany U17 1 (0)
2019 Turkey U19 2 (0)
2019 Turkey U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2022

Görkem Can (born 4 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Germany, Can represents Turkey internationally.

Professional career[]

A youth product of Bochum, Can joined the youth academy of Schalke in 2017. On 30 March 2019, he signed his professional contract with Schalke, and went on to represent their reserve side.[1] On 25 January 2020, he signed a 2.5 year contract with the Dutch club Groningen. Almost exactly one year later after a lack of appearances, he transferred to Denizlispor in Turkey.[2] He made his professional debut as a late sub with Denizlispor in a 6–2 Süper Lig loss to Kayserispor on 28 April 2021.[3]

International career[]

Can was born in Germany and is of Turkish descent. He represented the Germany U16s and Germany U17s before switching to represent Turkey. In 2019, he was capped by the Turkey U19s and Turkey U20s.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "FC Schalke: Youngster Görkem Can erhält Profi-Vertrag". sport.de.
  2. ^ "Yukatel Denizlispor, Görkem Can'ı kadrosuna kattı". www.aa.com.tr.
  3. ^ "Kayserispor vs. Denizlispor - 28 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.

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