{{Short description|Turkish footballer (born 1984)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Can Arat<br> Ճան Առատ | image = | caption = | fullname = Can Arat | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|21}} | birth_place = Üsküdar,<ref name="canfborg"/> Istanbul, Turkey | height = {{convert|1.90|m|abbr=on}} | position = Center back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1999–2002 | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2002–2009 | years2 = 2004 | years3 = 2004–2005 | years4 = 2009–2015 | years5 = 2015–2017 | years6 = 2017 | clubs1 = Fenerbahçe | clubs2 = → Karşıyaka (loan) | clubs3 = → Sivasspor (loan) | clubs4 = İstanbul B.B. | clubs5 = Antalyaspor| clubs6 = Sarıyer | caps1 = 20 | caps2 = 15 | caps3 = 29| caps4 = 68 | caps5 = 21 | caps6 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 1 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2001 | nationalteam1 = Turkey U17 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2002 | nationalteam2 = Turkey U19 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam3 = Turkey U21 | nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2005 | nationalteam4 = Turkey Olympic | nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2011 | nationalteam5 = Turkey A2 | nationalcaps5 = 1 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | nationalyears6 = 2006 | nationalteam6 = Turkey | nationalcaps6 = 8 | nationalgoals6 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 29 April 2017 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Can Arat''' ({{langx|hyw|Ճան Առատ}}, born 21 January 1984) is a former Turkish international footballer. He is 1.90 m and played as a center back.<ref name=tff>{{cite web | url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=461273 | title=CAN ARAT | publisher=tff.org | language=Turkish | accessdate=18 October 2010}}</ref>
==Club career== Arat played 74 times for the Fenerbahçe Academy team, scoring two goals. He became a regular in the squad, following Brazilian defender Fábio Luciano's injury at the start of the 2006–07 season, but lost his place to new transfers Uruguayan international Diego Lugano and Brazilian international Edu Dracena four weeks later.
Arat joined İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibbspor.com/ic.php?id=1234569888&g=1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-06-27 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630033158/http://www.ibbspor.com/ic.php?id=1234569888&g=1 |archivedate=2009-06-30 }} Can Arat İstanbul Büyükşehir`de… {{in lang|tr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://spor.superonline.com/haber/2009/06/25/86706.html |title=Can Arat İBB'de - SUPERONLINE SPOR |accessdate=2009-06-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628045746/http://spor.superonline.com/haber/2009/06/25/86706.html |archivedate=2009-06-28 }} Can Arat İBB'de {{in lang|tr}}</ref> He played six season for them.
==International career== From 2001 to 2006, Arat played for Turkey in U17, U19 and U21 youth teams.
He has been called up to the Turkey national football team for the Euro 2008 qualifying group matches. He made his international debut for senior team on 12 April 2006 against Azerbaijan national football team.
He also played 5 matches for national Olympic team in 2005 Mediterranean Games and won the silver medal.
==Personal life== His family are Armenian<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.odatv.com/spor/can-arat-ismail-kartal-benim-hristiyan-oldugumu-bile-bile-cuma-namazina-goturdu-120056419 |title=Can Arat: İsmail Kartal Hristiyan olduğumu bile bile beni cuma namazına götürdü |accessdate=2025-11-25 |date=2024-08-01 |language=tr}}</ref> and member of Armenian Apostolic Church.<ref name="canfborg">{{cite web |url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/kulup/2022/11/eski-futbolcumuz-can-arat-a-bassagligi-dileriz |title=Eski futbolcumuz Can Arat’a başsağlığı dileriz |accessdate=2025-11-25 |date=2022-11-29 |language=tr}}</ref>
==Honours== ===Fenerbahçe=== * Süper Lig: 2006–07 * Turkish Super Cup: 2007
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiID=461273 Player Profile at TFF.org] {{in lang|tr}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121003043734/http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&CTID=26&CPID=66&pStr=Player&PLID=180133&TEID=7459 Guardian Stats Centre]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arat, Can}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Turkish people of Armenian descent Category:Turkish Christians Category:Turkish men's footballers Category:Turkey men's international footballers Category:Turkey men's B international footballers Category:Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Category:Sivasspor footballers Category:Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Category:İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Category:Süper Lig players Category:Turkey men's youth international footballers Category:People from Kadıköy Category:Footballers from Istanbul Category:TFF 1. Lig players Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football Category:Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen