Can Uzun

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. 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. 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 10 April 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. 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,…

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. In November 2022, he played two matches with the Turkey U18, against the Uzbekistan U18 and captained the team. 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. 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. For two international matches later that month, Turkish national coach, Vincenzo Montella, called up three players for the first time, including Uzun. 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. On 2 June 2026, Uzun was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 6 September 2026

International

As of match played 25 June 2026

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uzun goal.