Nuri Şahin

Nuri Şahin (born 5 September 1988) is a Turkish football player. He plays for Werder Bremen and Turkey national team.

Nuri Şahin
Nuri Şahin at Antalyaspor vs Trabzonspor 20211211 (6).jpg
Personal information
Full nameNuri Şahin
Date of birth (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birthLüdenscheid, West Germany
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund
Number8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005-2007Borussia Dortmund45(1)
2007-2008Feyenoord (loan)29(6)
2008-2011Borussia Dortmund89(12)
2011-2012Real Madrid4(0)
2012-2013Liverpool F.C. (loan)7(1)
2013-2018Borussia Dortmund72(9)
2018-Werder Bremen13(1)
National team
2005-Turkey
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Borussia Dortmund

Şahin began his carrier 2005. He played his first match on 23rd June 2005 against Sigma Olmütz and became the youngest international player for Dortmund. On 6th August he became the youngest player in the Bundesliga at the match against VfL Wolfsburg.
On 26th November Şahin shot his first goal in the Bundesliga. He finished his first season with 23 appearances and one goal.

Real Madrid

In season 2010/11 Şahin changed to Real Madrid C.F..

Liverpool F.C.

Şahin got loaned to Liverpool F.C. after a year in Madrid.

Return to Borussia Dortmund

Sahin returned to Borussia Dortmund in 2013. Sahin could not build on his previous achievements in Dortmund, which is why he gradually lost his starting place in the team. As a crowd pleaser he left Dortmund in the summer of 2018 in the direction of Bremen.

Werder Bremen

Sahin became an important part of Werder Bremen.

Club career statistics

As of 30 September 2019

Club performance League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal EuropeTotal
2005/06 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 23 1 0 0 0 0 1UI 0 24 1
2006/07 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2007/08 Feyenoord Rotterdam Eredivisie 29 6 5 0 no competition 0 0 34 6
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal EuropeTotal
2008/09 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 25 2 2 0 discontinued3 1UEFA 0 28 2
2009/10 33 4 3 2 0 0 36 6
2010/11 30 6 2 0 8EL 2 40 8
SpainLeague Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga EuropeTotal
2011/12 Real Madrid La Liga 4 0 2 1 discontinued3 4CL 0 10 1
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2012/131 Liverpool F.C. Premier League 7 1 0 0 1 2 4EL 0 12 3
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal EuropeTotal
2012/132 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 15 3 0 0 discontinued3 3CL 0 18 3
2013/14 34 2 4 0 9CL 0 47 2
2014/15 7 1 0 0 2CL 0 9 1
2015/16 9 0 0 0 3EL 0 12 0
2016/17 5 0 1 0 3CL 1 9 1
2017/18 18 2 2 0 4CL4 0 25+ 2
2018/19 Werder Bremen 13 1 2 0 0 0 15 1
Country Germany 202 20 14 2 0 0 31 3 252 24
Netherlands 29 6 5 0 no competition 0 0 34 6
Spain 4 0 2 1 discontinued3 4 0 10 1
England 7 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 12 3
Total 242 27 21 3 1 2 39 3 298 34

[1]

  • 1. ^  First round
  • 2. ^  Second round
  • 3. ^  This competition wasn't played out in the season by the country.
  • 4. ^  The player played in more than one competition. The competition with the most appearences is listed.
  • EL ^  Europa League
  • CL ^  Champions League
  • UI ^  Unitoto Cup
  • UEFA ^  UEFA Cup
  • + ^  Other games included (e.g. DFL-Supercup)

International career statistics

Turkey national team
YearAppsGoals
2005 1 1
2006 9 0
2007 1 0
2008 4 0
2009 5 0
2010 ? ?
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Total 50 2

Nuri Şahin Media

References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nuri Şahin". www.national-football-teams.com.