german football player

Emre Can ( turkish pronunciation : [ ˈemɾe ˈdʒan ] ; [ 4 ] born 12 January 1994 ) is a german professional football player who plays as a cardinal midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. A versatile musician, Can has besides played as a defensive midfielder, centre-back and full-back. He began his elder career at Bayern Munich, playing by and large in the club ‘s reserve side before transferring to Bayer Leverkusen in 2013. A temper former, he was signed by Liverpool for £9.75 million where he made over 150 appearances across all competitions before joining Juventus in 2018. In 2020 he joined Borussia Dortmund, initially on a lend before moving on a permanent wave bargain a few weeks late.

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Can represented Germany from Under-15 to Under-21 flat, and featured at the 2015 Under-21 european backing. He made his aged introduction in September 2015 and was selected for the 2016 european Championship. The take after year, he was separate of the German police squad which won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia, and besides scored his first elder external goal .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Born in 1994 in Frankfurt, Can joined local slope SV Blau-Gelb Frankfurt at the historic period of six and remained at the club until 2006, when he joined the young academy of Eintracht Frankfurt. During his clock time with both Frankfurt clubs, he predominantly played in midfield where he assumed an assail function. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2009, at the senesce of 15, he relocated to Bavaria after being signed by Bayern Munich. [ 7 ]

Bayern Munich [edit ]

During his first base year in Bayern ‘s academy, Can was used in the centre-back place before returning to midfield when he began playing for Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Bayern. [ 5 ] He made his first team debut in the 2012 DFL-Supercup and his Bundesliga debut against 1. FC Nürnberg on 13 April 2013. [ 8 ] His first and only league goal for the club came on 27 April 2013 in a 1–0 home gain over SC Freiburg. [ 9 ] Competing with Bastian Schweinsteiger, Luiz Gustavo and Javi Martínez for a blemish in Bayern ‘s midfield, he ultimately made only seven senior appearances before signing for companion Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen in 2013 in try of regular game-time. [ 10 ] [ 11 ]

Bayer Leverkusen [edit ]

On 2 August 2013, Can signed a four-year deal with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. [ 12 ] A buy-back clause was included in the agreement which would have allowed Bayern to re-sign Can for a set-fee in 2015, an option they later declined to exercise. [ 13 ] Can made his debut for die Werkself on 31 August 2013, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Stefan Reinartz in a 2–0 kill at FC Schalke 04. [ 14 ] His first goal for the golf club came on 26 October when he scored the achiever against FC Augsburg in a 2–1 victory. [ 15 ] Can made his UEFA Champions League debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford former that calendar month in a match which ended 4–2 in the favor of the English side. [ 16 ] In his lone season at Leverkusen, Can scored four goals and made four assists in 39 appearances, while largely operating in a defensive capacitance. His performances while at Leverkusen sparked interest from English cabaret Liverpool, who noted Can ‘s performances in both the Bundesliga and Champions League. [ 10 ]

liverpool [edit ]

On 5 June 2014, Bayer Leverkusen confirmed that Can would join Liverpool after the Merseyside club activated his £9.75 million ( €12 million ) release article. Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers described Can in a press league belated in the workweek as an “ inspirational young endowment ”. [ 17 ] The transfer was completed on 3 July 2014. [ 18 ] Can training with Liverpool in 2014

2014–15 season [edit ]

Can made his competitive debut for the club on 25 August 2014, coming on as a substitute for Joe Allen in a 3–1 off get the better of against Manchester City. [ 19 ] The following month, he picked up an ankle wound while on duty with the german under-21 side and was sidelined for six weeks. [ 20 ] On 19 October, following his retort from injury, Can made his first get down for Liverpool in a 3–2 gain against Queens Park Rangers. [ 21 ] He scored his first Liverpool goal on 8 November with a long-range shot past Thibaut Courtois, opening the score in an eventual 2–1 get the better of to Chelsea. [ 22 ] Against the same opponent in a League Cup semi-final get the better of on 27 January 2015, Can was stamped on by Chelsea forward Diego Costa ; reviewer Michael Oliver did not penalize the incident, but Costa was retrospectively banned for three matches by the FA. [ 23 ] In April, Can received his first red poster for Liverpool in 4–1 passing to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. [ 24 ] Though naturally a midfielder, Can spent much of his debut season dally in defensive structure, and ultimately featured 40 times for the campaign across all competitions. [ 25 ] [ 26 ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

On 22 October 2015, in Liverpool ‘s UEFA Europa League match against Rubin Kazan at Anfield, Can scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season. It was the club ‘s foremost goal under the management of Can ‘s compatriot and raw coach Jürgen Klopp. [ 27 ] On 14 February 2016, he scored his first league goal of the season in a 6–0 win over Aston Villa. [ 28 ] While Can was much used at centre-back or full-back under Rodgers, with Klopp ‘s arrival he was moved to his prefer position of central midfielder. He was praised by Klopp for his improvement and became a winder cog in Liverpool ‘s midfield. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] On 14 April 2016, Can ruptured his ankle ligaments in the Europa League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund. initially, he was ruled out for the stay of the domestic season. [ 31 ] however, he returned ahead of schedule and played in the irregular leg of the semi-final against Villarreal. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Can late revealed that he trained for 8 hours a sidereal day for 3 weeks to get fit for the Villarreal game. [ 34 ]

2016–17 season [edit ]

On 29 October 2016, Can scored his first goal of the season, scoring the opening finish in Liverpool ‘s 4–2 winnings over Crystal Palace. [ 35 ] On 6 November, Can scored Liverpool ‘s third goal in their 6–1 gain over Watford, which took Liverpool to 1st military position in the Premier League for the first base time under Jürgen Klopp. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] On 4 December, Can scored in Liverpool ‘s 4–3 frustration to Bournemouth. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] On 12 March 2017, Can scored the winning finish in Liverpool ‘s 2–1 win over Burnley, in what was called by Klopp an “ surly acquire ”. [ 40 ] On 1 May 2017, Can scored an overhead kick in a 1–0 acquire over Watford, with the strike by and by earning him the BBC Goal of the Season and Carling Goal of the Season awards. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ]

2017–18 season [edit ]

On 23 August 2017, Can scored twice against Hoffenheim in the second stage of the Champions League play-off attack in a 4–2 acquire for Liverpool on the night, and a 6–3 win on aggregate. [ 44 ] These were his beginning goals for Liverpool in the raw season. [ 45 ] Can received praise for his performance during Liverpool ‘s 4–0 win over Arsenal on 27 August. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] On 1 November, Can scored in Liverpool ‘s 3–0 acquire over slovenian side Maribor. [ 48 ] His first league goal of the season came in a 5–1 away win over Brighton & Hove Albion, where he played at centre-back. [ 49 ] On 30 January 2018, Can scored the open goal in Liverpool ‘s 3–0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Kirklees Stadium. [ 50 ] On 24 February, he scored the opener in Liverpool ‘s 4–1 gain over West Ham United. [ 51 ] On 17 March, during a game against Watford, Can suffered a muscle injury in his back, and it was reported that he could potentially miss the stay of the season out injured. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ] Can returned in time for the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid, but was only named on the terrace. He came on as a substitute for James Milner in the 83rd infinitesimal. Liverpool lost the equal by a scoreline of 3–1. [ 56 ] On 8 June 2018, it was confirmed by Liverpool via their official web site that Can, along with Jon Flanagan and several young players, would leave the club upon the termination of their contracts, on 1 July 2018. [ 57 ] [ 58 ]

Juventus [edit ]

2018–19 temper [edit ]

On 21 June 2018, Can signed a four-year deal with Serie A side Juventus following the exhalation of his contract with Liverpool ; the italian club paid €16 million in extra costs for his services. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] Can became the tenth German player, after Hans Mayer Heuberger, Josef Edmund Heß, Helmut Haller, Thomas Häßler, Stefan Reuter, Jürgen Kohler, Andreas Möller, Sami Khedira, and Benedikt Höwedes, to join Juventus. A €50 million release clause was besides included in Can ‘s contract, only valid for golf club outside of Italy and starting from his third base year of sign ; this was the first clock time that Juventus had added a unblock article to one of its player ‘s contracts. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] He made his Serie A debut on 18 August, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 away win against Chievo Verona. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] On 21 January 2019, Can scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory over the lapp opponents. [ 66 ]

2019–20 season

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At the begin of the 2019–20 temper, Juventus ‘s newly director Maurizio Sarri left Can and Mario Mandžukić out of the club ‘s Champions League squad for the group stage of the competition. [ 67 ]

Borussia Dortmund [edit ]

On 31 January 2020, Borussia Dortmund announced Can ‘s signing on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an obligation to buy. [ 68 ] On 8 February, Can made his debut for Dortmund, besides scoring a goal in a 4–3 off personnel casualty to Bayer Leverkusen. [ 69 ] On 18 February 2020, the deal was made permanent wave on a four-year contract for €25 million, with the loanword inactive expiring at the end of the 2019–20 season. [ 70 ] [ 71 ]

International career [edit ]

due to his turkish lineage, Can was eligible to play for the Turkey national football team, but he stated he “ likes playing for Germany identical a lot, and wants to make it in the DFB “. [ 72 ] [ 73 ] [ 74 ]

young person [edit ]

Can received call-ups for the german U15, U16 and U17 youth football teams. In 2011, he was a separate of U17 team that finished as runner-up at the european Championships. He was besides named in the team of the tournament. [ 75 ] Later that class, he captained the police squad in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and led his team to the semi-finals. During the semi-final, he netted a alone goal against Mexico : he received the ball with three markers closing in on him, skipped past one and paced forward before escaping two early opponents and evading the goalkeeper, but Germany were defeated 3–2. He represented the under-21 team at the 2015 european Championship in the Czech Republic, starting all four matches. In their hatchway game at the Letná Stadium in Prague on 17 June, Can scored with a 17th-minute equalizer from the boundary of the penalty area in a 1–1 draw against Serbia. [ 76 ] In their second group match at the Eden Arena in Prague against Denmark on 20 June, Can hit a slide-rule passing to assist Kevin Volland ‘s smart coating in the 32nd minute. In the 47th minute Can was awarded a free-kick, from which Volland doubled the contribute thanks to a delightfully leaden free-kick from 25 metres out. Matthias Ginter rounded off the score to head in Amin Younes ‘ cross just five minutes former leading to a 3–0 victory. [ 77 ] Germany were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 5–0 frustration to Portugal on 27 June, in which Can started. [ 78 ]

elder [edit ]

On 28 August 2015, Can received his first senior call-up from coach Joachim Löw, ahead of the following month ‘s UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Poland and Scotland. [ 79 ] He made his introduction on 4 September in the first game, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 win at the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt. [ 80 ] On 31 May 2016, Can was named in Germany ‘s final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016. [ 81 ] His exclusive appearance in the tournament came in the 2–0 semi-final personnel casualty to France, a couple that Can started. [ 82 ] On 17 May 2017, Can was named in Germany ‘s final 23-man squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. [ 83 ] Can made an appearance as a utility in Germany ‘s first bet on, a 3–2 acquire over Australia. He would appear in all 5 of his team ‘s matches in the competition as Germany ran out winners in the final against Chile. [ 84 ] He scored his inaugural senior external goal on 8 October, in a 5–1 home succeed in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] In May 2018, he was left out of Germany ‘s team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 87 ] [ 88 ] On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the police squad for the UEFA Euro 2020. [ 89 ]

expressive style of play [edit ]

Can ‘s ability to attack and defend from midfield has seen him compared to chap german midfielders Michael Ballack and Bastian Schweinsteiger. [ 17 ] Prior to calling Can up to the senior team, german home team coach Joachim Löw reserved praise for the midfielder, stating that he has a good, all-around game and that they were following his build up. [ 90 ] can has besides been praised for his versatility which was showcased in his debut temper at Liverpool where he showed his ability to play in several roles in both defense and midfield. [ 91 ] Throughout his career, he has been deployed as a central midfielder, as a defensive midfielder, as an attacking midfielder, as a winger, in a box-to-box function, or even as a right-sided full-back, wing-back, or centre-back. [ 92 ] [ 93 ] He has besides been singled out for his composure in possession, department of energy, placement, and smell of time, while former Liverpool midfielder and german external Dietmar Hamann described him as being “ physically strong, a good passer and technically gifted ”. [ 92 ] [ 94 ] Pundit Jack Watson has labelled Can as a complete and versatile actor, with excellent awareness, who is besides “ hard, flying, smart and can tackle, run and blast. ” [ 93 ] Football writer Andrew Beasley has besides noted that Can is firm in the publicize, [ 95 ] while Matt Jones of Bleacher Report has described Can as an healthy player, with dependable communicate ability, who “ … is mighty in possession and unmanageable to barge off the ball when he does march up the sales talk. ” however, Jones has besides described Can as being discrepant at times. [ 95 ]

personal life [edit ]

Can is a practising Muslim. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] In October 2019, Turkish international football player Cenk Tosun published a photograph on Instagram in which he stated documentation for soldiers involved in the turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria. The stake was initially liked by Can and İlkay Gündoğan, who are both german internationals of turkish descent ; however, they both later removed their likes. Regarding the incident, Can told the german newspaper daily Bild : “ I am an absolute pacifist and against all forms of war, ” besides stating that he unintentionally liked the post while scrolling through his timeline. [ 98 ] [ 99 ]

career statistics [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

As of match played 26 October 2021[100][101][102]

International [edit ]

As of match played 29 June 2021[103]

International statistics

National team

Year

Apps

Goals

Germany

2015
3
0

2016
4
0

2017
13
1

2018
1
0

2019
4
0

2020
5
0

2021
7
0

Total
37
1

International goals [edit ]

Scores and results list Germany’s goal tally first.[103]

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Bayern Munich [ 104 ] [ 105 ]
Liverpool
Juventus [ 100 ]
Borussia Dortmund

International [edit ]

Germany U-17
Germany

person [edit ]

References [edit ]