Nuri Şahin
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Nuri Şahin | |
| Date of birth | 5 September 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Lüdenscheid, West Germany | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
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| Current club | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005– 2007–2008 |
Borussia Dortmund → Feyenoord (loan) |
73 (5) 29 (6) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005– | Turkey | 11 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nuri Şahin (born 5 September 1988 in Lüdenscheid) is a German-born Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Borussia Dortmund
On 6 August 2005, at the age of 16 years and 335 days, Sahin set a record by becoming the youngest player to have played in the Bundesliga, and became the youngest player to score in the Bundesliga on 25 November 2005 scoring against Nuremberg.
[edit] Feyenoord
On 5 July 2007, Sahin was transferred to Feyenoord on a one-year loan agreement, where he was reunited with Bert van Marwijk, his former coach at Borussia Dortmund.
[edit] International career
He won the bronze ball prize at the 2005 U-17 World Cup in Peru after a successful tournament finishing in fourth place, and is also the youngest player to have played and scored for the Turkish national team, ironically scoring against Germany, the country of his birth.
[edit] International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 8 October 2005 | Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, İstanbul, Turkey |  Germany |
2-0 | 2-1 | Friendly |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nuri Sahin |
- Official website
- Feyenoord huurt Turks talent Nuri Sahin (Dutch)
- Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)
- VI Profile
- Nuri Şahin Facebook Fan Page
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