Görkem Can
![]() Can with Schalke 04 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 May 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 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Schalke 04 II | 2 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
2021 | Denizlispor | 5 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015–2016 | Germany U16 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Turkey U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:57, 9 April 2022 (UTC) |
Görkem Can (born 4 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Germany, Can represents Turkey internationally.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of VfL Bochum, Can joined the youth academy of Schalke 04 in 2017. On 30 March 2019, he signed his professional contract with Schalke 04, 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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
- German sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Footballers from Gelsenkirchen
- Turkish men's footballers
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Regionalliga players
- Süper Lig players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Groningen players
- Denizlispor footballers
- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands