Görkem Can

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

Görkem Can
Can with Schalke 04
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-04) 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)

Club career

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

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. "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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