Who is Can Armando Güner, the German called up by Argentina U17? | OneFootball

Can Armando Güner is 17 years old and shines in the youth divisions of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

His team was crowned champion of the U-17 Bundesliga, and Güner, a left winger who can play on both flanks, was named the best player of the tournament.

Additionally, he has already been called up by the German National Team in the U-15, U-16, and U-17 categories.

However, the Argentine National Team aims to compete for the young talent against the Germans: the U-17 coach, Diego Placente, included the young player—whose first name has notable connotations for the Argentine public—in the latest call-up, with an eye on the upcoming World Cup of the category, which will take place in Qatar starting in November.

Argentinian by Grandmother

Armando Güner has an Argentine grandmother, which allowed him to obtain this nationality and be eligible for the Albiceleste, famously defended by his namesake Diego Armando.

His mother is German-Argentinian, and his father, Adalet Güner, is a Turk who serves as the sporting director of the fourth division German club KFC Uerdingen, a club in the city of Krefeld, where Can Armando was born in 2008.

Thanks to his father, Can Armando is also eligible for the Turkish national team, so the young player will have options.

It is worth noting that under current FIFA regulations, a player can be called up for the national team of their choice, as long as they have verifiable ancestry with that nation and have not played official matches with another national team after turning 21. Armando Güner still has some years to make a definitive decision.

In the U-17 of Borussia Mönchengladbach, Can Armando Güner completed 44 matches with 26 goals and 11 assists. In the current season, now playing in the club's U-19 category, he has scored two goals in four matches.

For now, the young player will travel to Buenos Aires to train in Ezeiza with the Argentine U-17 National Team, to secure a definitive spot on the list of players who will represent the Albiceleste in the world event.

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