Orhan Şam

Orhan Şam

Personal information
Full name	Orhan Şam
Date of birth	1 June 1986 (1986-06-01) (age 25)
Place of birth	Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Fenerbahçe
Number	67
Youth career
1996–2001	Erdemirspor
2001–2003	Gençlerbirliği
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2011	Gençlerbirliği	59	(4)
2004-2005	→ Hacettepe (loan)	14	(0)
2005–2006	→ Mardinspor (loan)	31	(2)
2006–2009	→ Hacettepe (loan)	94	(1)
2011-	Fenerbahçe	2	(0)
National team‡
2002	Turkey U17	11	(0)
2002–2003	Turkey U18	16	(0)
2003–2004	Turkey U19	24	(0)
2006–2008	Turkey U21	21	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2010

Orhan Şam, was born on 1 June 1986 in Ereğli (Heraclea Pontica) district, in Zonguldak Province of Turkey, a very promising Turkish football player. He generally plays as an attacking right wing back but can also play central defender.

Career

His professional football debut for Gençlerbirliği was on 25 May 2003 against Samsunspor.

He played on loan contract with Hacettepe in 2005, Mardinspor in 2006 and Hacettepe again between 2006-09.

He captained Gençlerbirliği^[1] between 2009-11.

After Şam's successful season in 2010-11 he was transferred to Turkish Champions Fenerbahçe for €3.5 on a 4 year deal.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Orhan Şam Fenerbahçe shout on Orhan Şam
2. ^ Orhan Sam to set for Fenerbahçe

External links

• Statistics at TFF.org (Turkish)

Persondata
Name	Sam, Orhan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 June 1986
Place of birth	Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak, Turkey
Date of death
Place of death