Top scorer in the U19 Bundesliga
Can Uzun from the U19s of 1. FC Nürnberg is one of the most successful goalscorers in the A-Junior Bundesliga and is well on the way to making the leap to the professional level. According to Transfermarkt information, Galatasaray has now kept an eye on the 17-year-old Turkish junior international and has approached FCN with a view to signing him in the summer. As early as December, Uzun was recognized by the daily newspaper “Takvim‘ Loosely associated with the Istanbul top club.
Uzun became the top scorer in the regular season of the South/Southwest season of the A-Junior Bundesliga with 15 goals in 15 games – in Germany only Union Berlin’s Malick Sanogo scored more often. It became clear that FCN Uzun’s potential had not gone unnoticed when the talent was allowed to go to the pros’ training camp in winter and play friendlies. The coach at the time, Markus Weinzierl, called the youngster a “cheeky dog”, as he said of “Picture‘ was quoted. “You can also see that in training, that he’s really carefree, what he’s got and he’s really a talent,” he also said. Uzun does it “really well. We will continue to promote it.”
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“We all really enjoy watching his development and working with him. It is our duty to give him maximum support in order to prepare him for a hopefully great career,” FCN sporting director Olaf Rebbe told Transfermarkt, adding: “Even though we know he’s on the list of many big clubs, he has We have a long-term contract.” Uzun extended his working paper in February, and as usual, FCN did not provide any information on the term. From “sports1It said that the contract will automatically convert to a professional contract when Uzun turns 18 on November 11th.
NLZ manager Michael Wiesinger sees Uzun as “one of the best or even the best striker of his year”. Uzun is “a special talent that has enormous potential. He’s young, very ambitious and has qualities that not many players have. But above all, he knows where the goal is.”
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Uzun says of his first moments with the pros: “It was a great experience, I tasted blood. Now I’m really excited for the next steps. I want to take the steps towards professional football as quickly as possible.” He is “very satisfied” with his development, with his coach he has improved in particular physically. The U17 European Championship in particular had a learning effect for Uzun: “I was able to gain my first international experience there.” He currently feels “extremely well”: “I hope that this positive run will continue. As a striker, you always have to stay in the flow and in rhythm.”
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