Hakan Çalhanoğlu

Also known as Hakan Calhanoglu

Turkish association football player (born 1994)

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Hakan Çalhanoğlu is a male association football player born in Mannheim on February 8, 1994. He holds citizenship in both Germany and Turkey and represents Turkey in international competition. Çalhanoğlu plays as a midfielder, specifically in defensive midfield, and has been affiliated with clubs including Hamburger SV, Karlsruher SC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and Inter Milan. He has competed in the 3. Liga and 2. Bundesliga.

The player stands 176 centimeters tall and weighs 73 kilograms. He speaks German and Turkish and practices Islam. Çalhanoğlu is sponsored by Adidas AG and wears the number 20. He has a sibling named Muhammed Çalhanoğlu.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Inter Milan
Position: Defensive Midfield
Nationality: Turkey

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Hakan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Turkey
Place of birth: Mannheim
Sibling: Muhammed Çalhanoğlu
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Turkish
Native language: Turkish
Religion: Islam
Sport: association football
Member of team: Inter Milan
Position played: midfielder
League: 2. Bundesliga
Country for sport: Turkey
Mass: 73
Image: AUT vs. TUR 2016-03-29 (342).jpg
Height: 176

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Commons category: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
date of birth: 1994-02-08
sport number: 20
sponsor: Adidas AG
name in native language: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
relative: Kerim Çalhanoğlu

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Encyclopedic overview

Hakan Çalhanoğlu ( Turkish pronunciation: [ˈhaːkan ˈtʃaɫhanoːɫu], born 8 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan. Born in Germany, he plays for and captains the Turkey national team. He is regarded as amongst the best midfielders in the world.

Çalhanoğlu began his career at German second division club Karlsruher SC in 2010 and moved to top-flight side Hamburger SV two years later, spending another season back at his first club on loan. His performance in his first Bundesliga season earned him a €14.5 million transfer to Bayer Leverkusen in 2014. He played for three seasons there, totalling 28 goals in 115 official appearances. In 2017, Çalhanoğlu signed for AC Milan for an initial €20 million fee, before joining city rivals Inter on a free transfer in the summer of 2021.

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