Görkem Can
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 4, 2000 | ||
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[]
- ^ a b "FC Schalke: Youngster Görkem Can erhält Profi-Vertrag". sport.de.
- ^ "Yukatel Denizlispor, Görkem Can'ı kadrosuna kattı". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ "Kayserispor vs. Denizlispor - 28 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
External links[]
- Görkem Can at Soccerway
- Görkem Can at the Turkish Football Federation
- Görkem Can at DFB (also available in German)
- Görkem Can at kicker (in German)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gelsenkirchen
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey youth international footballers
- German footballers
- Germany youth international footballers
- German people of Turkish descent
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Groningen players
- Denizlispor footballers
- Regionalliga players
- Süper Lig players
- Association football defenders
- Turkish expatriate footballers
- Turkish expatriates in the Netherlands
- German expatriate footballers
- German expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands