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Jem Karacan (Jem Paul Karacan) was born on 21 February, 1989 in Catford, London, England, is a Turkish professional footballer (born 1989). Discover Jem Karacan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 35 years old?

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Age 35 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 21 February 1989
Birthday 21 February
Birthplace Catford, London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Jem Karacan Height, Weight & Measurements

At 35 years old, Jem Karacan height is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) .

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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Jem Karacan Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jem Karacan worth at the age of 35 years old? Jem Karacan’s income source is mostly from being a successful professional. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Jem Karacan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1989

Jem Paul Karacan (born 21 February 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Karacan spent the majority of his career with Reading, whilst also playing for AFC Bournemouth, Millwall, Galatasaray, Bursaspor, Bolton Wanderers, Central Coast Mariners, Scunthorpe United and Radcliffe.

Internationally He played for the Turkish youth team, and has captained the U-21 side.

Karacan was born in Catford, London to a Turkish Cypriot father and an English mother.

Between the ages of seven and fourteen he played for the now defunct Wimbledon and left after they relocated to Milton Keynes.

He had been offered a four-year contract at the club his father supported, Galatasaray, but refused citing language difficulties, "I couldn't go out there at only 14, not speaking the language and so on".

Karacan joined Reading's Youth Academy instead, having been spotted playing against the Royals while on trial at Manchester United.

2007

On 6 July 2007, he signed a two-year professional contract with Reading, and made his debut against Luton Town on 26 August in the League Cup, getting on the scoresheet.

Karacan joined AFC Bournemouth on loan, initially for one month, on 18 October 2007.

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.

2008

His loan was subsequently extended to 6 January 2008.

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, but was extended to the end of the 2007–08 season.

He scored against Aston Villa in a pre season match before the 2008–09 season, and scored his first professional goal for Reading in a League Cup win over Luton Town on 26 August 2008.

Towards the end of 2008, he began to start a few matches after impressing in the reserves and following injuries to James Harper and Marek Matejovsky.

He signed a new 2 and half-year contract in October 2008, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season.

2009

He scored his first league goal in Reading's 2–2 draw with Blackpool F.C. on 13 April 2009, in the Championship.

2011

On 20 August 2011, Karacan made his 100th appearance in all competitions for Reading against Barnsley in a 2–1 defeat.

During Reading's 2–0 victory over Leeds United on 6 April, Karacan suffered a broken ankle after a tackle by Michael Brown.

2012

He signed a new contract on 19 September 2012 keeping him at the club until June 2015.

2013

On 4 May 2013 Karacan scored his first Premier League goal with a low shot into the bottom corner in Reading's 4–2 away win against Fulham.

He began the 2013–14 season in good goalscoring form, netting twice in a 3–3 draw against Watford on 17 August.

A month later he again suffered a serious injury in a game against Leeds and had to be substituted after nine minutes.

The club later confirmed that he had ruptured both his anterior cruciate and medial ligaments and would be out for six to nine months.

2014

After more than a year out, he entered the final part of his recovery in October 2014.

For the 2014–15 season, Karacan was made captain by Nigel Adkins and changed his squad number to 21, due to his admiration for Italian maestro Andrea Pirlo.

2015

He made a brief return from his injury nightmare on 10 January 2015, coming on as a late substitute against Middlesbrough,.

He scored a consolation goal from 20 yards on 14 March, after replacing Jake Taylor as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 defeat at Vicarage Road, in his second appearance of the season.

He went on to play in each of the remaining games and made his final appearance in a Reading FC shirt in a 3–0 away victory against Derby County.

On 8 July 2015, Karacan joined Galatasaray on a three-year contract following the expiration of his Reading contract at the end of the 2014–15 season.

Karacan made his debut for the club in a 1–0 victory against Bursaspor in the Super Cup final, replacing Lukas Podolski in the final 10 minutes of the game.

He made his Süper Lig debut against Gaziantepspor after replacing Yasin Öztekin, and Galatasaray won that match 2–1.

Karacan played 90 minutes against Eskişehirspor where his team won 4–0, showing himself as a central midfielder both offensively and defensively.

Karacan made his Champions League debut on 25 November 2015 completing 90 minutes away to Atlético Madrid in a 2–0 defeat.

2016

He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Kastamonuspor in the Turkish Cup on 26 January 2016.

This was his last appearance before leaving to join Bursaspor for the remainder of the season.

On 1 February 2016, Karacan was loaned to fellow Süper Lig club Bursaspor until the end of the 2015–16.

He played 10 games whilst on loan at Bursaspor playing mainly as a central midfielder but showing versatility by playing his final game for the club appearing as right back and getting man of the match in a 1–1 draw with Konyaspor.

Bursaspor enquired about the permanent signing of Karacan but according to reports the financial situation at the club meant negotiations broke down.

2017

Karacan left Galatasaray by mutual consent on 6 January 2017.

On 11 March 2017, Karacan joined Bolton Wanderers on a one-month contract, making his debut for the Trotters from the substitutes bench that same day, coming on for Darren Pratley in a 4–2 win away at Fleetwood Town.