He whirled up “gala”
This mega talent could still play for Germany
19.09.2025 – 12:07 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
Frankfurt’s Can Uzun showed a brilliant performance against Galatasaray Istanbul. The start of the season of the talent is more than impressive.
The stoppage time of the first half was already going on when Frankfurt’s Jonathan Burkardt hit a cross into the sixteen at the score of 1-1. Burkardt found Can Uzun, who skillfully assumed the ball with the right, turned once and the ball with left in the angle – the lead for the Hesse.
Uzun thus set the starting signal for a breathtaking Champions League evening from a Frankfurt perspective. In the end, the team of coach Dino Toppmöller won 5-1 against the Turkish champion Galatasaray Istanbul.
One day before the kick -off, Uzun’s approach was by no means certain, as Toppmöller said. After the game against Bayer Leverkusen (1: 3), the 19-year-old thigh problems. Uzun showed that these were completely cure in the 90 minutes. “CAN has put a brutal performance on the pitch in terms of running. In addition, his final quality is extremely good,” Toppmöller praised his player.
Uzun has been playing for Hesse for a year and the impression is solidified that he has now really arrived in the Bundesliga. The native of Regensburg collected 20 missions in his first year, scored four goals and prepared two more. A balance sheet that he almost cracked in the current Bundesliga season.
After three games, Uzun is there at three goals and two templates. This is evidenced by the steep development curve of the man, who played in the 2nd league at the 1st FC Nürnberg until a year ago and now gave his Champions League debut.
With these scorer values, the German-Turk naturally also dribbles into the sights of national coach Julian Nagelsmann. Both parents are Turkish -stunned, but Uzun as a native of Regensburg could also play for Germany. The problem with this: Uzun decided in March 2024 to play international matches for Turkey and not for Germany. He justified this with a heart decision.
Uzun also played for Turkey in the youth teams, which is why he feels a deep connection to the country. However, the Turkish national team around coach Vincenzo Montella does not run as desired, the latest World Cup qualis games showed. Against Georgia (3: 2) the Frankfurt was not even in the squad, against Spain (0: 6) he braised on the bench for 90 minutes.