Emre Can

Emre Can
Can playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023
Personal information
Full name Emre Can[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder, Defensive midfielder, Centre-back, Full-back
Team information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2006 SV Blau-Gelb Frankfurt
2006–2009 Eintracht Frankfurt
2009–2011 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Bayern Munich II 31 (3)
2012–2013 Bayern Munich 4 (1)
2013–2014 Bayer Leverkusen 29 (3)
2014–2018 Liverpool 115 (10)
2018–2020 Juventus 37 (4)
2020Borussia Dortmund (loan) 12 (2)
2020– Borussia Dortmund 111 (12)
International career
2009 Germany U15 1 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U16 8 (2)
2010–2011 Germany U17 23 (3)
2012–2013 Germany U19 5 (0)
2013–2015 Germany U21 13 (1)
2015– Germany 48 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017 Russia
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place 2011 Mexico
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2011 Serbia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:16, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:53, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Emre Can (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈemɾe ˈdʒan];[4] born 12 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, which he captains, and the Germany national team. A versatile player, he primarily plays as a central midfielder, but is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder, centre-back, or full-back.

He began his senior career at Bayern Munich, playing mostly in the club's reserve side before his 2013 transfer to Bayer Leverkusen. A season later, he was signed by Premier League club Liverpool for £9.75 million where he made over 150 appearances across all tiers of competition and would join Juventus in 2018. In 2020 he was loaned to Borussia Dortmund; a few weeks later he moved to the team under a permanent deal.

He represented Germany from U15 to U21, and featured at the 2015 U21 European Championship. He made his senior debut in September 2015 and was selected for the 2016 European Championship. The following year, he was with Germany when they won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia, making his first senior international goal.

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Emre Can". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Emre Can". Borussia Dortmund (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ Sarigul, Emre (9 March 2015). "Guide to pronouncing Emre Can". Turkish Football. Retrieved 28 August 2015.