Person in history
Emre Can
Emre Can, German footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1994 · January 12
- Age this year
- 32No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player. Citizenship: Germany, Turkey
- Born
- 32nd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Can is a practising Muslim . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In October 2019, Turkish international footballer Cenk Tosun published a photograph on Instagram in which he stated support for soldiers involved in the Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria . The post was initially liked by Can and İlkay Gündoğan , who are both German nationals of Turkish descent; however, they both later removed their likes. Regarding the incident,
Emre Can is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, which he captains, and the Germany national team.
Path and career
Career statistics Club As of match played 28 February 2026 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup [ a ] League cup [ b ] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Bayern Munich II 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 17 1 — — — — 17 1 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 14 2 — — — — 14 2 Totals 31 3 — — — — 31 3 Bayern Munich 2012–13 Bundesliga 4 1 2 0 — 0 0 1 [ c ]
Why this date
Emre Can appears on our January 12 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1994.
- May 17Malawi
- January 1Far-left politics
- November 21994 Durunka floods and lightning strike
- May 241993 World Trade Center bombing
- February 5Markale massacres
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Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
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- 1994Krasimir StanoevSeptember 14
- 1994Nicky CaseSeptember 11
- 1994RM (musician)September 12
- 1994Hagos GebrhiwetMay 11
Sources
Cite this page
“Emre Can”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/emre-can, accessed October 25, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Emre Can
When was Emre Can born?
January 12 1994.
How old would Emre Can be today?
32 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 12?
Xavier Tillman, Pixie Lott, Tyler Roberts and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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