Cihan Can (born August 1, 1986) is a Turkish professional

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who currently plays as a defender for Ergene Velimeşe.

Career

Can was promoted to

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's first team from the youth team in 2005. He played in for the first team in friendly matches but did not play in any official matches. He was an unused substitute in Galatasaray's

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first round loss to

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. He was loaned out to

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in the 2005–06 mid-season break. After a half season spell, he returned to Galatasaray. Can was again loaned out, to

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, for the 2006–07 season. For the 2007–08 season, he was loaned out to

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. The following season, Galatasaray loaned Can to

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, and he signed for the club permanently in January 2010.

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* * 1986 births Living people Turkish footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Orduspor footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Gaziantep F.K. footballers Turkey youth international footballers TFF First League players Association football defenders {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub