 Karacan in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jem Paul Karacan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Catford, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder / defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Wimbledon | ||
| 2003–2007 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2015 | Reading | 155 | (11) |
| 2007–2008 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Millwall (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Galatasaray | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Millwall | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Radcliffe | 15 | (2) |
| Total | 258 | (16) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Turkey U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Turkey U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Turkey A2 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:51, 23 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2012 | |||
Jem Paul Karacan (born 21 February 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Karacan spent the majority of his career with Reading, whilst also playing for AFC Bournemouth, Millwall, Galatasaray, Bursaspor, Bolton Wanderers, Central Coast Mariners, Scunthorpe United and Radcliffe. Internationally He played for the Turkish youth team, and has captained the U-21 side.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.