Can Akalın (born October 17, 1986 in İstanbul) is a Turkish international footballer. He plays in attacking midfielder position and currently plays for Fenerbahçe SK.

Career

He signed a contract with Fenerbahçe in June of 2003 after spending 7 years in the youth teams of the same club. After being recommended to Sir Alex Ferguson by Manchester United scouts, but he turned down the offer in a nationally broadcasted press conference saying "he still had a lot to learn from his club, and did not consider playing in Europe for another three years". The Turkish wonderkid was initially called to the 2002 Fifa World Cup squad, but couldn't attend tournament due to a knee ligament injury.He is the youngest Turkish player who scored in a Turkey Cup (Türkiye Kupası) final. (Against Genclerbirligi FC 11/04/2001)

Akalin is known for his signature move the wheel of fortune.

Person life

Can attended the exclusive private The Koc School for high school.
Akalin's hobbies include scuba diving, windsurfing and basketball. He currently resides in İstanbul, Turkey.
He is known as a close friend of NBA star [[Shaquille O'Neal].