| Cihan Kaptan | |
| Fullname: | Cihan Kaan Kaptan[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Wuppertal, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1994–1996 |
| Youthclubs1: | Wuppertaler SV |
| Youthyears2: | 1996–2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs1: | Bursaspor |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Borussia Dortmund II |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Jahn Regensburg II |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | Sancaktepe |
| Years5: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps5: | 48 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | Centone Karagümrük |
| Years6: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps6: | 35 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Ofspor |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Wuppertaler SV |
| Totalcaps: | 103 |
| Totalgoals: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2004–2005 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Cihan Kaptan (born 4 March 1989, in Wuppertal) is a German retired footballer.
Kaptan began his career by the Bambinis of Wuppertaler SV Borussia and signed 1996 a contract for D-Youth from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[2] With Bayer 04 Leverkusen he won the German A-youth Championship in 2007 (2–1 win in the final against Bayern Munich) and the youth A-German Cup in 2008 (3–1 in the final against Borussia Moenchengladbach). Kaptan won in his youth in twice the West German championship in 2007 and 2008.[3] After twelve years at Bayer 04 Leverkusen he moved to the Süper Lig club Bursaspor.[4] After only two Turkish Cup games in one and a half years at Bursaspor he joined in January 2010 Borussia Dortmund II,[5] where he earned his first professional game on 7 February 2010 against Kickers Offenbach in the 3. Liga.[6]
He earned his first international cap for the Germany national under-20 football team level against Turkey Under-20 football team in Kuşadası. Kaptan played as midfielder for the Germany U20 team in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.