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| Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: , born 8 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan. Born in Germany, he chose to represent Turkey national football team, later becoming the team's captain. During his time in the Bundesliga, he became well-known for his free kicks, having scored from a multitude of distances and angles. While in Italy, he also built a reputation for being a reliable penalty taker and playmaker.
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 Milan for an initial €20 million fee, before joining city rivals Inter on a free transfer in the summer of 2021.
Çalhanoğlu represents Turkey at international level, from under-16 level onwards. He made his senior debut in 2013, and was part of their squad at the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2024. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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| Appearances, goals and cards for Çalhanoğlu
Euro Qualifying 2016
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