Ahmetcan Kaplan (; born 16 January 2003) is a Turkish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Eredivisie
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club
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...
.
Club career
A youth product of
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...
, Kaplan signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 August 2020. He made his professional debut for Trabzonspor in a 1–1
Süper Lig
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tie with
Alanyaspor
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on 27 September 2021.
Kaplan joined Dutch club
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...
of the
Eredivisie
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on a five-year contract in August 2022.
International career
Kaplan is an international for Turkey, having earlier been a youth international, represented the
Turkey U16s and
U17s.
On 7 June 2024, he was selected in Turkey's 26-man squad for the
UEFA Euro 2024
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Trabzonspor
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Süper Lig
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:
2021–22
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Turkish Super Cup
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:
2022
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References
External links
Profileat the AFC Ajax website
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2003 births
Living people
Footballers from Trabzon
Turkish men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
Turkey men's youth international footballers
UEFA Euro 2024 players
Süper Lig players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Trabzonspor footballers
AFC Ajax players
Turkish expatriate men's footballers
Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
21st-century Turkish sportsmen