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Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Hakan Çalhanoğlu 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.
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sports · Turkish footballer (born 1994) · association football player · also Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Hakan Calhanoglu, Çalhanoğlu
Born 8 February 1994 · Q763465
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2026· 16 entries
Takvim: Fenerbahçe'den Hakan Çalhanoğlu hamlesi! Gözler o tarihte
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Timeturk: Fenerbahçe Hakan Çalhanoğlu'nu gözüne kestirdi! Fred'in yerine..
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Yahoo Sports: Çalhanoğlu reaffirms Inter commitment: ‘Forget Turkey, I’m staying here’
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Won the Italian Serie A with Inter Milan (2025-2026).
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Public attention spiked: 4,791 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.7× the usual 846, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 12,085 Wikipedia readers in one day, 14.3× the usual 846, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: International
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Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2025–26).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Inter Milan (2025–26).
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Won award: Serie A Goal of the Month (April 2026).
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Public attention spiked: 16,335 Wikipedia readers in one day, 19.3× the usual 846, with 9 article edits. Coverage that week: “Hakan Çalhanoğlu kimdir, Hakan Çalhanoğlu kaç yaşında, nereli, evli mi, bekar mı, eşi kim, Hakan Çalhanoğlu hangi takımı tutuyor hangi takımda oynuyor” (haberler.com).
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haberler.com: Hakan Çalhanoğlu kimdir, Hakan Çalhanoğlu kaç yaşında, nereli, evli mi, bekar mı, eşi kim, Hakan Çalhanoğlu hangi takımı tutuyor hangi takımda oynuyor
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Fanatik: Hakan Çalhanoğlu has big ambitions! Incident words for the World Cup
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Hürriyet: Galatasaray'la anılıyordu, Inter'de Hakan Çalhanoğlu kararı verildi!
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Yahoo! Sports: Update on Hakan Çalhanoğlu
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Fanatik: Hakan Çalhanoğlu was injured at Inter
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2025· 2 entries
Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Inter Milan (2024–25).
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Çalhanoğlu partnered with the Web3 game My Lovely Planet to launch the “Çalhanoğlu Forest” reforestation project in Kuşadası, Turkey
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2024· 5 entries
Won the Italian Serie A with Inter (2023-2024).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2023–24).
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Won: Serie A with Inter Milan (2023–24).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: Serie A Best Midfielder (2023–24).
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2023· 5 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Inter (2022-2023).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Inter Milan (2022–23).
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Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2022–23).
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Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Inter Milan (2022–23).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Inter Milan (2023).
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2022· 3 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Inter (2021-2022).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Inter Milan (2022).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Inter Milan (2021–22).
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2021· 5 entries
Won the Italian Supercoppa Italiana with Inter (2021).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Inter Milan (2021).
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Won award: Turkish Footballer of the Year (2021).
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Won award: Serie A Player of the Month (November 2021).
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Played for Inter Milan (2021) — 150 appearances, 37 goals.
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2020· 1 entry
Won award: Serie A Player of the Month (December 2020).
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2017· 2 entries
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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Played for AC Milan (2017–2021) — 135 appearances, 22 goals.
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2014· 2 entries
Joined Leverkusen in 2014.
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Played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2014–2017) — 79 appearances, 17 goals.
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2013· 6 entries
Won award: 3. Liga Player of the Season (2012–13).
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Won: 3. Liga with Karlsruher SC (2012–13).
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Played for Turkey men's national football team (2013) — 104 appearances, 22 goals.
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And was part of their squad at the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2024, and the FIFA World Cup in 2026
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Joined Hamburg in 2013.
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Played for Hamburger SV (2013–2014) — 32 appearances, 11 goals.
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2012· 1 entry
Played for Turkey national under-21 football team (2012–2012) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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2011· 4 entries
After agreeing to sign with the club but later extended his contract with Karlsruhe
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Joined Karlsruhe in 2011.
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Played for Turkey national under-19 football team (2011–2013) — 15 appearances, 5 goals.
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Played for Karlsruher SC (2011–2013) — 50 appearances, 17 goals.
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2010· 3 entries
Played for Turkey national under-17 football team (2010–2011) — 11 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Turkey national under-16 football team (2010–2010) — 6 appearances, 1 goals.
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And moved to top-flight side Hamburger SV two years later, spending another season back at his first club on loan
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2009· 1 entry
Joined Karlsruhe in 2009.
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2001· 1 entry
Joined Waldhof Mannheim in 2001.
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1994· 1 entry
Born 1994-02-08.
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