25 Facts About Emre Can

1. Emre Can is often compared to Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, due to his ability to switch from attack to defence with ease.

2. Emre Can is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Liverpool and the Germany national team.

3. Emre Can ultimately made only seven senior appearances before signing for fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen in 2013 in seek of regular game-time.

4. Emre Can is a trio mixture of three German football greats.

5. Emre Can was born on the 12th day of January 1994 in Frankfurt, Germany.

6. Emre Can would appear in all 5 of his team's matches in the competition as Germany ran out winners in the final against Chile.

7. Emre Can represented the under-21 team at the 2015 European Championship in the Czech Republic, starting all four matches.

8. Emre Can came on as a substitute for James Milner in the 83rd minute.

9. On 14 April 2016, Emre Can ruptured his ankle ligaments in the Europa League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund.

10. Emre Can was praised by Klopp for his improvement and became a key cog in Liverpool's midfield.

11. Emre Can made his first team debut in the 2012 DFL-Supercup and his Bundesliga debut against 1.

12. Emre Can made his senior debut in September 2015 and was selected for the 2016 European Championship.

13. Emre Can began his senior career at Bayern Munich, playing mostly in the club's reserve side before transferring to Bayer Leverkusen in 2013.

14. Emre Can is expected to sit this one out with injury while Douglas Costa picked up a slight knock in their previous match.

15. Emre Can remains out for Juventus as the Germany midfielder recovers from surgery on a thyroid nodule.

16. In the 47th minute Emre Can was awarded a free-kick, from which Volland doubled the lead thanks to a delightfully weighted free-kick from 25 metres out.

17. Emre Can received call-ups for the German U15, U16 and U17 youth football teams.

18. Emre Can returned in time for the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid, but was only named on the bench.

19. On 2 August 2013, Emre Can signed a four-year deal with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

20. Born in 1994 to Turkish parents in Frankfurt, Emre Can joined local side 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.

21. Emre Can represented Germany from Under-15 to Under-21 level, and featured at the 2015 Under-21 European Championship.

22. Emre Can is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian club Juventus and the Germany national team.

23. Emre Can has undergone successful surgery to remove a thyroid nodule.

24. Emre Can has undergone successful surgery on a thyroid nodule, Serie A champions Juventus have announced.

25. Emre Can signed for Juventus from Liverpool on a free transfer in the summer but is currently out injured.