Can Bozdoğan

German footballer (born 2001)

Can Bozdoğan

Bozdoğan with FC Utrecht during training in 2022

Personal information
Date of birth|  (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth|  Cologne, Germany
Height|  1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)|  Central midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Utrecht
Number|  6
Youth career
0000–2008|  1\. JFS Köln
2008–2019|  1\. FC Köln
2019–2020|  Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2020–|  Schalke 04|  17|  (0)
2020–2021|  Schalke 04 II|  3|  (0)
2021–2022|  → Beşiktaş (loan)|  23|  (1)
2022–2023|  → Utrecht (loan)|  26|  (1)
2023–|  Utrecht|  30|  (3)
International career‡
2016|  Germany U15|  2|  (0)
2016–2017|  Germany U16|  4|  (1)
2017–2018|  Germany U17|  9|  (3)
2018|  Germany U18|  2|  (0)
2020|  Germany U20|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020

Can Bozdoğan (born 5 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Utrecht.[1]

## Career[edit]

### Schalke 04[edit]

Bozdoğan made his debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 14 June 2020, starting in the home match against Bayer Leverkusen.[2]

#### Beşiktaş (loan)[edit]

On 27 August 2021, he agreed to join Süper Lig club Beşiktaş on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[3]

### Utrecht[edit]

On 26 July 2022, he joined Eredivisie club Utrecht, again on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[4][5] On 30 May 2023, he completed the permanent move.[6]

## Personal life[edit]

Born in Germany, Bozdoğan is of Turkish descent.[1]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of 26 June 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Schalke 04 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0
Beşiktaş (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | – | 27 | 1
Utrecht (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 1
Utrecht | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0
Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0
Career total | 64 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 2

1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
2. ^ Appearance in Eredivisie European competition play-offs

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Can Bozdoğan at WorldFootball.net
2. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 31. Round » FC Schalke 04 – Bayer Leverkusen". WorldFootball.net. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
3. ^ "Can Bozdogan will spend 2021/2022 at Besiktas". FC Schalke 04. 27 August 2021.
4. ^ "Can Bozdogan joins FC Utrecht on loan". FC Schalke 04. 26 July 2022.
5. ^ "Can Bozdogan op huurbasis naar FC Utrecht" [Can Bozdogan on a loan to FC Utrecht]. FC Utrecht. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
6. ^ "Can Bozdogan completes permanent move to FC Utrecht". FC Schalke 04. 30 May 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Can Bozdoğan at DFB (also available in German)
* Can Bozdoğan – UEFA competition record (archive)
* Can Bozdoğan at kicker (in German)
* Can Bozdoğan at Soccerway
* Can Bozdoğan at FootballDatabase.eu

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FC Utrecht - current squad

* 1 Barkas
* 2 Van der Maarel
* 3 Van der Hoorn
* 5 Ter Avest
* 6 Bozdoğan
* 7 Jensen
* 8 Fraulo
* 9 Lammers
* 10 Booth
* 11 Azarkan
* 14 Iqbal
* 15 Blake
* 16 El Karouani
* 17 Okkels
* 18 Toornstra
* 19 Descotte
* 23 Vesterlund
* 24 Viergever (c)
* 26 Boussaid
* 29 Handwerker
* 31 Branderhorst
* 32 Nijhuis
* 34 Flamingo
* 37 Lidberg
* 77 Romeny
* Manager: Jans

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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