Can Uzun

Can Uzun — Biography

Can Uzun is an attacking midfielder who was born in Germany and chose Turkey; he is known for age records, having become the youngest goalscorer in the professional history of both 1. FC Nürnberg and Eintracht Frankfurt. He has played for Bundesliga side Frankfurt since 2024, plays for the senior national team and was named in Turkey's 2026 World Cup squad.

He came through the academies of SSV Jahn Regensburg and FC Ingolstadt 04 and joined Nürnberg in 2019, scoring 15 goals in 15 matches in the Under 19 Bundesliga to top his division's scoring chart. On April 10, 2023, he began his professional career with a goal two minutes after coming on for Nürnberg's reserve side. In 2023-24 he was permanently promoted: on the day he scored twice against Hannover 96 he was 17 years and 268 days old, the club's youngest goalscorer, and six days later he scored three against FC Oberneuland in the DFB-Pokal to become the youngest hat-trick scorer in that cup. On July 2, 2024, he signed a five-year contract with Frankfurt and scored his first Bundesliga goal against Bochum in November 2024.

He played for Turkey's under-17 and under-18 sides and scored both of his team's goals at the 2022 Under-17 European Championship. In March 2024, despite his dual citizenship, he chose Turkey over Germany and made his senior debut against Hungary. On June 1, 2026, he scored his first senior goal and made his first assist against North Macedonia.