Can training with Liverpool in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emre Can | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Liverpool | ||
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– | Liverpool | 86 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:44, 1 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:18, 23 March 2017 (UTC) |
Emre Can (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈɛmrɛ ˈd͡ʒɑn], born 12 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Liverpool and the Germany national team. A versatile player, Can can also play as a defensive midfielder, centre back or full back.
He began his career at Bayern Munich, playing mostly in its reserve side before transferring to Bayer Leverkusen in 2013. A season later, he was signed by Liverpool for £9.75 million.
Can has represented Germany from Under-15 to Under-21 level; most recently at the 2015 European Championship. He made his senior debut in September 2015 and was selected for UEFA Euro 2016.
Can was born in 1994 to Turkish parents in Frankfurt, Germany. He joined SV Blau-Gelb Frankfurt at the age of six and remained at the club until 2006, when he joined the youth academy of Eintracht Frankfurt. In 2009, he was signed by FC Bayern Munich and relocated to Bavaria.
Can had mainly played as a midfielder for Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Bayern. He made his debut for Bayern's first team in the 2012 DFL-Supercup and his Bundesliga debut against 1. FC Nürnberg on 13 April 2013. His first and only league goal came on 27 April 2013 in a 1–0 home win over SC Freiburg.