Jem Karacan
| Date of birth | 21 February 1989 |
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| Height | 1.78 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Jem Karacan's contract at Reading was extended to June 2011 in October 2008 and to June 2015 in September 2012.
He joined Bolton Wanderers in March 2017 on a monthly contract that was extended to June 2018 in May 2017.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 06 Jul 2007 | 30 Jun 2015 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 18 Oct 2007 | 06 Jan 2008 | L |
| Millwall | 20 Mar 2008 | 31 May 2008 | L |
| Galatasaray | 08 Jul 2015 | 06 Jan 2017 | |
| Bursaspor | 01 Feb 2016 | 31 May 2016 | L |
| Bolton Wanderers | 11 Mar 2017 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | AFC Bournemouth | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | AFC Bournemouth | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | AFC Bournemouth | League One | 11 | 2 |
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| 2007-08 | Millwall | League One | 7 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Reading | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Reading | League Championship | 15 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Reading | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Reading | FA Cup | 4 |
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| 2009-10 | Reading | League Championship | 19 | 8 |
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| 2010-11 | Reading | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Reading | League Championship | 39 | 1 |
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| 2010-11 | Reading | League Championship Play-Offs | 3 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Reading | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Reading | League Championship | 36 | 1 |
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| 2012-13 | Reading | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Reading | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Reading | Premier League | 21 | 1 |
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| 2013-14 | Reading | League Championship | 7 | 2 |
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| 2014-15 | Reading | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Reading | League Championship | 5 | 3 |
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| 2015-16 | Galatasaray | UEFA Champions League | 1 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Bolton Wanderers | League One | 2 | 3 |
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| 2017-18 | Bolton Wanderers | League Championship | 14 | 2 |
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| 2017-18 | Bolton Wanderers | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2008 | Reading v Luton Town | W | 5-1 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 30 Aug 2008 | Reading v Crystal Palace | W | 4-2 | League Championship | |
| 13 Sep 2008 | Ipswich Town v Reading | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 16 Sep 2008 | Reading v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 6-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Sep 2008 | Watford v Reading | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 27 Sep 2008 | Reading v Swansea City | W | 4-0 | League Championship | |
| 30 Sep 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 04 Oct 2008 | Reading v Burnley | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 18 Oct 2008 | Preston North End v Reading | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 21 Oct 2008 | Reading v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 25 Oct 2008 | Reading v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 03 Jan 2009 | Cardiff City v Reading | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Blackpool v Reading | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 18 Apr 2009 | Reading v Barnsley | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 21 Apr 2009 | Derby County v Reading | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 27 Apr 2009 | Norwich City v Reading | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 03 May 2009 | Reading v Birmingham City | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 08 Aug 2009 | Reading v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 15 Aug 2009 | Newcastle United v Reading | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Swansea City v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Reading v Sheffield United | L | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 29 Aug 2009 | Barnsley v Reading | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Reading v Doncaster Rovers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 16 Sep 2009 | Reading v Cardiff City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Peterborough United v Reading | L | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Sep 2009 | Reading v Watford | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 29 Sep 2009 | Preston North End v Reading | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 03 Oct 2009 | Reading v Middlesbrough | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 17 Oct 2009 | West Bromwich Albion v Reading | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 31 Oct 2009 | Coventry City v Reading | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 21 Nov 2009 | Reading v Blackpool | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Nov 2009 | Derby County v Reading | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2009 | Reading v Swansea City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Jan 2010 | Reading v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Jan 2010 | Liverpool v Reading | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 16 Jan 2010 | Nottingham Forest v Reading | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Jan 2010 | Reading v Burnley | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 26 Jan 2010 | Sheffield United v Reading | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 30 Jan 2010 | Reading v Barnsley | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 06 Feb 2010 | Doncaster Rovers v Reading | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 09 Feb 2010 | Reading v Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Feb 2010 | Reading v West Bromwich Albion | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 17 Feb 2010 | Crystal Palace v Reading | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Blackpool v Reading | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Apr 2010 | Reading v Coventry City | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 17 Apr 2010 | Reading v Peterborough United | W | 6-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Apr 2010 | Scunthorpe United v Reading | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 02 May 2010 | Reading v Preston North End | W | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 07 Aug 2010 | Reading v Scunthorpe United | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 11 Aug 2010 | Torquay United v Reading | W | 0-1 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Portsmouth v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 21 Aug 2010 | Reading v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 24 Aug 2010 | Reading v Northampton Town | L | 3-3 (2-4) | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 28 Aug 2010 | Leicester City v Reading | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Reading v Crystal Palace | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 14 Sep 2010 | Millwall v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Middlesbrough v Reading | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 25 Sep 2010 | Reading v Barnsley | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Reading v Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 02 Oct 2010 | Preston North End v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Reading v Swansea City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Oct 2010 | Bristol City v Reading | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Burnley v Reading | W | 0-4 | League Championship | |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Reading v Doncaster Rovers | W | 4-3 | League Championship | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Queens Park Rangers v Reading | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Nov 2010 | Reading v Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Nov 2010 | Reading v Norwich City | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Watford v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Reading v Leeds United | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Reading v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Derby County v Reading | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2010 | Reading v Bristol City | W | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Hull City v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 03 Jan 2011 | Reading v Burnley | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 08 Jan 2011 | Reading v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Doncaster Rovers v Reading | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Reading v Hull City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Stevenage v Reading | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Cardiff City v Reading | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 04 Feb 2011 | Reading v Queens Park Rangers | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Norwich City v Reading | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Crystal Palace v Reading | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 08 Mar 2011 | Ipswich Town v Reading | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 13 Mar 2011 | Manchester City v Reading | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 6th round |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Barnsley v Reading | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Apr 2011 | Reading v Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Apr 2011 | Reading v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Nottingham Forest v Reading | W | 3-4 | League Championship | |
| 12 Apr 2011 | Scunthorpe United v Reading | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Reading v Leicester City | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 22 Apr 2011 | Leeds United v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Reading v Sheffield United | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 30 Apr 2011 | Coventry City v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 13 May 2011 | Reading v Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | League Championship Play-Offs | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 17 May 2011 | Cardiff City v Reading | W |
0-3 Agg: 0-3 |
League Championship Play-Offs | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 30 May 2011 | Reading v Swansea City | L | 2-4 | League Championship Play-Offs | Final |
| 06 Aug 2011 | Reading v Millwall | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Leicester City v Reading | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 16 Aug 2011 | Portsmouth v Reading | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Reading v Barnsley | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Hull City v Reading | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Reading v Watford | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 15 Oct 2011 | Burnley v Reading | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 18 Oct 2011 | Reading v Derby County | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Reading v Southampton | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Crystal Palace v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 01 Nov 2011 | Nottingham Forest v Reading | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 06 Nov 2011 | Reading v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 19 Nov 2011 | Reading v Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Ipswich Town v Reading | W | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 29 Nov 2011 | Reading v Peterborough United | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 03 Dec 2011 | Blackpool v Reading | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 10 Dec 2011 | Reading v West Ham United | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 17 Dec 2011 | Leeds United v Reading | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2011 | Reading v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 31 Dec 2011 | Reading v Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 02 Jan 2012 | Cardiff City v Reading | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Jan 2012 | Watford v Reading | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Reading v Hull City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Jan 2012 | Reading v Bristol City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Reading v Coventry City | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 14 Feb 2012 | Derby County v Reading | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Feb 2012 | Reading v Burnley | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Middlesbrough v Reading | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 03 Mar 2012 | Millwall v Reading | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 06 Mar 2012 | Reading v Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 10 Mar 2012 | Reading v Leicester City | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Mar 2012 | Doncaster Rovers v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Barnsley v Reading | W | 0-4 | League Championship | |
| 20 Mar 2012 | Peterborough United v Reading | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 24 Mar 2012 | Reading v Blackpool | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 31 Mar 2012 | West Ham United v Reading | W | 2-4 | League Championship | |
| 06 Apr 2012 | Reading v Leeds United | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Aug 2012 | Chelsea v Reading | L | 4-2 | Premier League | |
| 28 Aug 2012 | Reading v Peterborough United | W | 3-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 16 Sep 2012 | Reading v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 26 Sep 2012 | Queens Park Rangers v Reading | W | 2-3 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 29 Sep 2012 | Reading v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 06 Oct 2012 | Swansea City v Reading | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 20 Oct 2012 | Liverpool v Reading | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 22 Dec 2012 | Manchester City v Reading | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Reading v Swansea City | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 29 Dec 2012 | Reading v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2013 | Tottenham Hotspur v Reading | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 05 Jan 2013 | Crawley Town v Reading | W | 1-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 2013 | Reading v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 26 Jan 2013 | Reading v Sheffield United | W | 4-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Reading v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Manchester United v Reading | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 23 Feb 2013 | Reading v Wigan Athletic | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 16 Mar 2013 | Manchester United v Reading | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 30 Mar 2013 | Arsenal v Reading | L | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 06 Apr 2013 | Reading v Southampton | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 13 Apr 2013 | Reading v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Norwich City v Reading | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Reading v Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 May 2013 | Fulham v Reading | W | 2-4 | Premier League | |
| 14 May 2013 | Reading v Manchester City | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 19 May 2013 | West Ham United v Reading | L | 4-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 Aug 2013 | Reading v Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Aug 2013 | Bolton Wanderers v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Aug 2013 | Reading v Watford | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 24 Aug 2013 | Blackpool v Reading | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 31 Aug 2013 | Yeovil Town v Reading | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 15 Sep 2013 | Reading v Brighton and Hove Albion | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Sep 2013 | Reading v Leeds United | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 10 Jan 2015 | Reading v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Watford v Reading | L | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 21 Mar 2015 | Charlton Athletic v Reading | L | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 11 Apr 2015 | Reading v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 14 Apr 2015 | Reading v AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Arsenal v Reading | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 22 Apr 2015 | Reading v Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Apr 2015 | Rotherham United v Reading | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 May 2015 | Derby County v Reading | W | 0-3 | League Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.