Jem Karacan
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Jem Karacan | ||
Personal information | ||
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Date of birth | 21 February 1989 | |
Place of birth | London, England | |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Reading | |
Number | 40 | |
Youth clubs | ||
Reading | ||
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2007– 2007–2008 2008 |
Reading → Bournemouth (loan) → Millwall (loan) |
13 (1) 7 (0) |
0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Jem Karacan (born 21 February 1989 in Catford, South East London, England) is an English-born Turkish professional football midfielder, currently playing for Reading.
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[edit] Early Life
Jem Karacan attended Colfe's School from a young age before embarking on a career in football.
[edit] Football career
[edit] Club
Karacan joined Reading's Youth Academy at a young age. On 6 July 2007, he signed a two year professional contract with Reading,[1] but has yet to make a first team appearance for Reading.
Karacan joined Bournemouth on loan, initially for one month, on 18 October 2007.[2] Karacan was put into the starting XI for Bournemouth on 20 October away to Millwall, where he made his league debut in Bournemouth's 2-1 defeat.[3] His loan was subsequently extended to 6 January 2008.[4] Karacan signed a further loan deal in the 2007–08 season on 20 March 2008, this time to Football League One side Millwall, which was originally due to run until 19 April 2008,[5] but was extended to the end of the 2007–08 season.[6]
[edit] International
Karacan has represented Turkey at youth level.
[edit] References
- ^ "Royals make six Academy signings", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-07-06. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Bournemouth sign Karacan on loan", BBC Sport, 2007-10-18. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Millwall 2-1 Bournemouth", BBC Sport, 2007-10-20. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Another cracker from Henry", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-11-19. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ "Karacan loaned to Millwall", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-03-20. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Karacan loan deal extended", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-04-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
[edit] External links
- Jem Karacan profile at readingfc.co.uk
- Jem Karacan career stats at Soccerbase
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Persondata | |
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NAME | Karacan, Jem |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 21 February 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England |
DATE OF DEATH | |
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