Emre Can

Turkish-German association football player (born 1994)

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Emre Can is a professional soccer player born in 1994 who has Turkish and German heritage. He is notable for playing at high levels of European football, representing both his national roots through his background.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Emre
Gender: male
Citizenship: Turkey
Place of birth: Frankfurt
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Religion: Islam
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2016
Sport: association football
Member of team: Borussia Dortmund
Position played: midfielder
League: Serie A
Country for sport: Germany
Mass: 82
Image: 2023-08-12 TSV Schott Mainz gegen Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–148 (cropped).jpg
Height: 184

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date of birth: 1994-01-12
sport number: 23
Commons category: Emre Can (footballer)
name in native language: Emre Can
start of work period: 2012-00-00
social media followers: 139597

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:30, 28 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:53, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Emre Can ( Turkish pronunciation: [ˈemɾe ˈdʒan]; born 12 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, which he captains, and the Germany national team.

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