Can Uzun

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Can Uzun
Personal information
Full name Can Yılmaz Uzun[1]
Date of birth (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Regensburg, Germany[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 42
Youth career
Jahn Regensburg
–2019 FC Ingolstadt 04
2019–2023 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 1. FC Nürnberg II 4 (1)
2022–2024 1. FC Nürnberg 33 (16)
2024– Eintracht Frankfurt 34 (10)
International career‡
2021–2022 Turkey U17 10 (7)
2022 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2024– Turkey 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:25, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:22, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Can Yılmaz Uzun (born 11 November 2005) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.[2]

Club career

Early career

Uzun, who hails from the Upper Palatinate, began his club career in his hometown of Regensburg, in the youth department of SSV Jahn Regensburg, before moving to Upper Bavarian side, FC Ingolstadt.

1. FC Nürnberg

In 2019, he joined Franconian club, 1. FC Nürnberg, where he started playing for the U17 team from the 2020–21 season in the Under 17 Bundesliga.[4] In the season, which was cut short after five games, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Uzun scored five goals. In the following season, he scored 22 goals in 19 matches, becoming the second-highest scorer in the South/Southwest division behind Unterhaching's Maurice Krattenmacher.

2022-23 season

As a result, the forward signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2022.[5] In the 2022–23 season, Uzun moved up to the U19 team and immediately became a regular starter. He scored 15 goals in 15 matches in the Under 19 Bundesliga, becoming the top scorer in the South/Southwest division.

After finishing his youth season, Uzun made his senior football debut. On April 10, 2023, he debuted for 1. FC Nürnberg's reserve team in the Regionalliga Bayern, during a 3-4 defeat to 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, and he scored the equalizing goal to make it 3-3, only two minutes after being subbed on for Tim Handwerker.[6]

Uzun appeared in three more Regionalliga matches afterward. Due to his impressive performances, he was called up to 1. FC Nürnberg's senior squad by interim coach, Dieter Hecking, for the 32nd matchday. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut in a 2-2 draw against 1. FC Magdeburg, coming on as a late substitute.[7] He had another brief substitute appearance, and, on the final matchday, in a 1-0 victory over SC Paderborn 07, he was included in the starting lineup.[8]

2023-24 season

For the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga, Uzun, along with two other A-Junior players, Nicolas Ortegel and Finn Jeltsch, was permanently promoted to the first team, now coached by Cristian Fiél. Prior to the season, strikers, Kwadwo Duah, Erik Shuranov, Paul-Philipp Besong, Pascal Köpke, and Jermain Nischalke had left the club. Uzun rescued his team in the first home game of the season, with two goals, securing a point against Hannover 96. At 17 years and 268 days old, Uzun became FCN’s youngest professional goalscorer, surpassing Christian Wück (18 years and 62 days).[9]

Just six days later, Uzun set another age record, this time, in the DFB-Pokal. He contributed three goals and two assists in a 9–1 victory over FC Oberneuland, becoming the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the competition, breaking Olaf Thon’s record.[10] In mid-September 2023, Uzun scored from a penalty in his first Franconian derby, which ended in a 1–1 draw against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

Eintracht Frankfurt

2024-25 season

On 2 July 2024, he signed a 5-year contract, with Eintracht Frankfurt.[11]

On 24 August 2024, he made his Bundesliga debut against Borussia Dortmund and, on 2 November 2024, he scored his first goal with the team against Bochum. He would go on to make 20 appearances and start six games in the Bundesliga, during his debut season in Hessen, as Frankfurt finished in 3rd place in the Bundesliga, their best domestic finish in over a decade, en route to qualifying for the Champions League for the 2025-26 season.

2025-26 season

Uzun was in the starting lineup for Frankfurt's Eröffnungsspiel, against northern side, Werder Bremen, on August 23rd, playing in the #10 position, and had an excellent game, scoring Frankfurt's first goal and assisting on the first of two goals, scored by winger, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya as Frankfurt cruised to a 4-1 win to begin the season.[12]

International career

Uzun competed for the Turkish youth national teams. In 2021, he was called up to the Turkey U17 squad and played in a few matches. In 2022, he competed with his squad at the U17 European Championship, hosted in Israel. The Turkish team was eliminated after the group stage. However, Uzun managed to score his team's only two goals, during the competition.[13][14] In November 2022, he played two matches with the Turkey U18, against the Uzbekistan U18 and captained the team.[13]

The 17-year-old was called up for the first time to the Turkey national under-21 football team in September 2023, but, owing to a slight injury, he had to withdraw from two qualification matches for the U21 European Championship in 2025.[15]

Uzun, whose parents are both from Turkey, chose to represent the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) over the DFB in early March 2024, despite the fact that he could have represented either as a dual citizen.[16][17]

For two international matches later that month, Turkish national coach, Vincenzo Montella, called up three players for the first time, including Uzun.[18] The striker was substituted in the last moments of Turkey's first match, which ended 0-1 against Hungary. He was later included in the tentative roster for the 2024 European Championship in Germany, but Uzun did not make the final squad.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2026[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Nürnberg 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 3000—4[a]171
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 301623——3219
Club total 33162300413920
Eintracht Frankfurt 2024–25 Bundesliga 2041010[b]1—315
2025–26 Bundesliga 146205[c]2—218
Total 341030153—5213
Career total 672653153419133
  1. ↑ Appearances in Regionalliga Bayern
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 11 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey
202410
202530
Total40

    References

    1. ↑ "Can Yılmaz Uzun U17 Millî Takımı'nda bir panzer -TamSaha Detay Sayfası TFF". tff.org.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Can Yılmaz Uzun". World Football. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
    3. ↑ ""Die perfekte Station für mich": Frankfurt schnappt sich Club-Talent Uzun". Kicker. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
    4. ↑ "Can Uzun". Official website of 1. FC Nürnberg (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    5. ↑ "2. Bundesliga, 1.FC Nürnberg secures top talent Can Uzun despite Bayern interest" (in German). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    6. ↑ Julian Walter (11 April 2023). "Schnüdel win thrilling game 4-3 (1-1) against 1. FC Nürnberg II". 1. FC Schweinfurt 1905 (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    7. ↑ Uli Digmayer (16 May 2023). "Professional debut at 17: Will Club talent Can Uzun become the new Christian Wück?". Nordbayern.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    8. ↑ "Avoiding relegation: Schleimer saves the Club from relegation" (in German). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    9. ↑ ""That was the start": Uzun now FCN's youngest professional goalscorer" (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
    10. ↑ "Uzun breaks next record: FCN striker now youngest hat-trick scorer in the DFB-Pokal" (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
    11. ↑ "Can Uzun wird ein Adlerträger" (in German). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
    12. ↑ Bundesliga, Bundesliga.com (23 August 2025). "Official | Jean-Mattéo Bahoya and Can Uzun provide Eintracht Frankfurt with perfect start against Werder Bremen". Bundesliga.
    13. 1 2 Regensburger Can Uzun: Mit 17 schon so abgeklärt, idowa.de, accessed January 30, 2024
    14. ↑ "U17-EM in Israel: Erfahrung fürs Leben" (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    15. ↑ Personal-Update zur Länderspielpause, fcn.de, September 5, 2023, accessed September 16, 2023.
    16. ↑ Toptalent erteilt dem DFB eine Absage, t-online.de, accessed March 4, 2024
    17. ↑ Hannes Nebelung. "BR24 Sport: Zwei "Brothers" from Bavaria: Yildiz and Uzun for Turkey" (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
    18. ↑ Uzun called up for the Turkish national team for the first time – Kılıçsoy also set for debut, transfermarkt.de, accessed March 15, 2024
    19. ↑ Uzun doesn't understand Euro exclusion: "I came with completely different expectations", kicker.de, June 8, 2024, accessed June 8, 2024.
    20. ↑ "Can Yılmaz Uzun » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 4 July 2023.