# Nuri Şahin

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 |
| Team 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) |
| International career |
| 2005- |
Turkey |  |  |
|
\*Club domestic league appearances and goals |

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

## 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 | 1 | 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 | discontinued | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| 2010/11 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 8 |
| Spain | League |
Copa del Rey |
Copa de la Liga |
Europe | Total |
| 2011/12 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | discontinued | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| England | League |
FA Cup |
Football League Cup |
Europe | Total |
| 2012/13 | Liverpool F.C. | Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Germany | League |
DFB-Pokal |
Premiere Ligapokal |
Europe | Total |
| 2012/13 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | discontinued | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 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 | discontinued | 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 |