Nuri Şahin

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

Nuri Şahin

Personal information
Full name	Nuri Şahin
Date of birth	(1988-09-05) 5 September 1988
Place of birth	Lüdenscheid, West Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005-2007	Borussia Dortmund	45	(1)
2007-2008	→ Feyenoord (loan)	29	(6)
2008-2011	Borussia Dortmund	89	(12)
2011-2012	Real Madrid	4	(0)
2012-2013	→ Liverpool F.C. (loan)	7	(1)
2013-2018	Borussia Dortmund	72	(9)
2018-	Werder Bremen	13	(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 statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
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
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2007/08	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Eredivisie	29	6	5	0	no competition		0	0	34	6
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
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
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
2011/12	Real Madrid	La Liga	4	0	2	1	discontinued3		4CL	0	10	1
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
2012/131	Liverpool F.C.	Premier League	7	1	0	0	1	2	4EL	0	12	3
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
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. ^ 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
Year	Apps	Goals
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