Ahmetcan Kaplan

Ahmetcan Kaplan is exactly the kind of young defender I find quietly compelling. Born in 2003 on Turkey's Black Sea coast in Trabzon, he is now serving his apprenticeship at NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie, on loan from Ajax. That path tells me a lot: rather than staying comfortable at home, he chose to be tested in one of Europe's most technical leagues. Centre-backs rarely get the headlines, but it is exactly this patient, away-from-the-spotlight grind that separates the ones who break through. I will be watching to see whether this loan spell hardens him into a real top-flight defender.

Name (English)

Ahmetcan Kaplan

Name (Japanese)

アフメジャン・カプラン

Reading

あふめじゃん・かぷらん

Born

January 16, 2003 (age 23)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

Origin

Trabzon, Trabzon Province, Turkey

Height

2 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ahmetcannkaplan/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Trabzon Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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