23 Facts About Emre Can

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

Emre Can represented Germany from U15 to U21, and featured at the 2015 U21 European Championship.

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

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

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

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

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

Emre Can later revealed that he trained for 8 hours a day for 3 weeks to get fit for the Villarreal game.

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

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

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

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

On 28 August 2015, Emre Can received his first call-up to the Germany senior team from manager Joachim Low, ahead of the following month's UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Poland and Scotland.

Emre Can was named in Germany's final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.

Emre Can was named in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Emre Can appeared in all five of his team's matches in the competition as Germany ran out winners in the final against Chile.

Emre Can was left out of Germany's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Emre Can was selected in the German squad for UEFA Euro 2020.

Emre Can made three substitute appearances in the tournament as the team was knocked out by England in the round of 16.

On 12 June 2024, two days before the start of the Germany-hosted UEFA Euro 2024, Emre Can was called up to the Germany squad as a replacement for the injured Aleksandar Pavlovic.

Emre Can has been praised for his versatility which was showcased in his debut season at Liverpool where he showed his ability to play in several roles in both defence and midfield.

Beyond his qualities as a player, Emre Can has stood out for his leadership throughout his career, having served as captain of Borussia Dortmund.

In January 2023, Emre Can revealed that he had thyroid cancer that was diagnosed during his medical tests prior to joining Juventus, which required surgery in October 2018.