Can Bozdoğan (born 5 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Utrecht.[1]
_(cropped).jpg) Bozdoğan with FC Utrecht during training in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utrecht | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) | 24 | (1) |
| 2023– | Utrecht | 60 | (5) |
| 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Career
editSchalke 04
editBozdoğan made his debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 14 June 2020, starting in the home match against Bayer Leverkusen.[2]
Beşiktaş (loan)
editUtrecht
editOn 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
editBorn in Germany, Bozdoğan is of Turkish descent.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of 2 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 58 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- 1 2 3 Can Bozdoğan at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 31. Round » FC Schalke 04 – Bayer Leverkusen". WorldFootball.net. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Can Bozdogan will spend 2021/2022 at Besiktas". FC Schalke 04. 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Can Bozdogan joins FC Utrecht on loan". FC Schalke 04. 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Can Bozdogan op huurbasis naar FC Utrecht" [Can Bozdogan on a loan to FC Utrecht]. FC Utrecht. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "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