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Nuri Şahin 
Personal information Full name Nuri Kâzım Şahin[1] Date of birth 5 September 1988 Place of birth Lüdenscheid, West Germany Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Real Madrid Number 5 Youth career RSV Meinerzhagen 2000–2005 Borussia Dortmund Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2009 Borussia Dortmund II 30 (14) 2005–2011 Borussia Dortmund 135 (13) 2007–2008 → Feyenoord (loan) 29 (6) 2011– Real Madrid 1 (0) National team‡ 2003 Turkey U16 2 (0) 2004–2005 Turkey U17 21 (5) 2004–2005 Turkey U19 6 (0) 2007–2008 Turkey U21 11 (5) 2005– Turkey 26 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:36, 6 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2011Nuri Kâzım Şahin (born 5 September 1988) is a German-born Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Turkish national team and Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga BBVA. Since May 2011, he is also a German citizen.[3]
On 9 May 2011, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid agreed on a deal to sign a six year contract with the transfer fee of €10 million during the summer transfer window.[4]
Contents
Club career
Borussia Dortmund
On 6 August 2005, at the age of 16 years and 334 days, Şahin set a record by becoming the youngest player to have played in the Bundesliga later becoming the youngest player to score in the Bundesliga on 25 November, scoring for Borussia Dortmund against 1. FC Nuremberg.[5]
Loan to Feyenoord
On 5 July 2007, Şahin was transferred to Feyenoord on a one-year loan agreement, where he was reunited with Bert van Marwijk, his former coach at Borussia Dortmund.[6]
Return to Borussia Dortmund
Şahin returned to Dortmund, where he played an important role in the 2009–10 season, starting 33 out of 34 matches. He ended the season with four goals and eight assists.[7]
Şahin won the Bundesliga title with Dortmund in the 2010–11 season.[8] After a strong season, in which he scored seven and made eight assists, Şahin was voted best player of the season in the Bundesliga for 2011.[9]
Real Madrid
On 9 May 2011, after weeks of speculation Şahin announced his departure from Borussia Dortmund in a press room at Signal Iduna Park. He signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid.[10] He stated the main reason to join Real Madrid was because of José Mourinho and the chance of playing for a club as prestigious as Real Madrid.
He made his official debut as a substitute in a 7-1 trashing of CA Osasuna[11] in the Santiago Bernabéu stadium on 6 November 2011.[12]
International career
Şahin won the bronze ball prize at the 2005 U-17 World Cup in Peru after a successful tournament with Turkey, finishing in fourth place. Şahin is the youngest player to have played and scored for Turkey, he ironically scored during his debute which was a match against Germany, the country of his birth.
Club statistics
Player
Club Season League Cup Europe[15] Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Dortmund 2005–06 23 1 6 0 0 0 — 23 1 6 2006–07 24 0 1 1 0 0 — 25 0 1 2007–08
Feyenoord (loan)29 6 5 5 0 0 — 34 6 5 Total 29 6 5 5 0 — 34 6 5 2008–09 25 2 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 28 2 7 2009–10 33 4 8 3 2 1 — 36 6 9 2010–11 30 6 8 2 0 1 8 2 4 40 8 13 Total 135 13 29 8 2 3 9 2 4 152 17 36 Real Madrid 2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career totals 165 19 34 13 2 3 9 2 4 187 23 41 International
Turkey national team Year Apps Goals 2005 1 1 2006 9 0 2007 1 0 2008 4 0 2009 5 0 2010 5 0 2011 1 0 Total 26 1 International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 October 2005 Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, Istanbul, Turkey 
Germany2–0 2–1 Friendly Honours
Club
- Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 2010–11
International
Individual
- 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship: Bronze Ball
- 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship: Silver Shoe
- kicker Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2010–11 Bundesliga[17]
References
- ^ "Nuri Şahin profile". Football Database. http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=6509&pn=Nuri_kazim_%26%23350%3Bahin. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Nuri Şahin – Official website
- ^ "Sahin und Zidan jetzt Deutsche" (in German). youtube.com. SID. 16 May 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfCK9VTPcPA. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Real Madrid to officially announce Nuri Sahin transfer - report". goal.com. 8 May 2011. http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2011/05/08/2476972/real-madrid-to-officially-announce-nuri-sahin-transfer. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ Keith Richardson (30 December 2005). "Nuri Sahin: "2005 Was My Year!"". Borussia Dortmund. http://www.bvb.de/?%82%99*h%97%84%EC%5Di%E4%82%9E. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Nuri Sahin Joins Feyenoord Rotterdam For One Season". Borussia Dortmund. 6 July 2007. http://www.bvb.de/?%9F%2Ah%97%84%ECSo%E0%87%9E. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Nuri Sahin profile". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=84643&cc=5739. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Dortmund take the title". DFL Deutsche Fußball GmbH. http://bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2010/index.php?f=0000181768.php. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "New Real Madrid signing Nuri Sahin named Bundesliga Player of the Season for performance with Borussia Dortmund". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2011/05/23/2500388/new-real-madrid-signing-nuri-sahin-named-bundesliga-player. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Nuri Sahin, new Real Madrid player". Real Madrid. 9 May 2011. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330056916847/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/Official_Announcement:_Nuri_Sahin,_new_Real_Madrid_player.htm. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo scores hat-trick as Real Madrid demolish Osasuna". Guardian. 6 November 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/06/real-madrid-osasuna-la-liga. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Real Madrid 7 vs 1 Osasuna". goal.com. 6 November 2011. http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/63015/real-madrid-vs-osasuna/report. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Sahin, Nuri" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2010-11/36929/vereinsspieler_nuri-sahin.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Nuri Sahin". transfermarkt.co.uk. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nuri-sahin/leistungsdaten/spieler_31095.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup
- ^ "Şahin, Nuri". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=12948. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Sahin: Bundesliga Player of the Season". Realmadrid.com. 23 May 2011. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330059076948/noticia/Noticia/Sahin:_Bundesliga_Player_of_the_Season.htm. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
External links
- Real Madrid official profile
- Nuri Şahin at fussballdaten.de (German)
- VI Profile (Dutch)
- Transfermarkt profile
- Nuri Şahin – FIFA competition record
- Official website (German) (Turkish)
Real Madrid C.F. – current squad Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Lüdenscheid
- German people of Turkish descent
- Turkish footballers
- German footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Eredivisie players
- Feyenoord players
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Turkey international footballers
- German expatriate footballers
- Turkish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Borussia Dortmund
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