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Olcay Şahan
Şahan with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name Olcay Şahan
Date of birth (1987-05-26) 26 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Beşiktaş
Number 10
Youth career
1993–2001 Fortuna Düsseldorf
2001–2004 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2004–2005 Borussia M'gladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Borussia M'gladbach II 75 (16)
2008–2009 MSV Duisburg II 14 (12)
2008–2011 MSV Duisburg 73 (11)
2011–2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern 27 (1)
2012– Beşiktaş 139 (34)
International career‡
2003 Germany U-17 1 (0)
2011 Turkey A2 1 (0)
2013– Turkey 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2016

Olcay Şahan (Turkish pronunciation: [oɫd͡ʒaj ʃahan], born 26 May 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Beşiktaş.[1] and for the Turkey national team. He can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

In 2008, Şahan played his first professional match against Alemannia Aachen with MSV Duisburg shirt. For the following seasons he started to play more frequently. At the season 2010-2011, from the beginning he became the number one choice for his coach Milan Šašić. After a successful season he was transferred to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. With his new team he started to play at Bundesliga level and inspired Fritz-Walter-Stadion guests very quickly in a short time.

Beşiktaş

Before the 2012-2013 season he was transferred to Turkish side Beşiktaş, for an 800.000 € fee on a four-year contract. From the beginning of the season, coach Samet Aybaba used him on the first eleven in every each match. On 22 October 2012, Şahan scored his first league goal against Gaziantepspor. He finished the season with 11 goals and 8 assists. With his successful season he became one of the favorite players of Beşiktaş fans.

International

Olcay was born in Germany to parents of Turkish descent and played for the German U-17s, before switching to the Turkish federation. His great performance during the 2012-2013 season was enough to inspire Turkey national team manager Abdullah Avcı. On 22 March 2013, Şahan played his first international match against Andorra national team. After while the new manager of Turkey national team, Fatih Terim also called him to his squads during 2014 World Cup UEFA Group D qualifying matches. He is part of the Turkish national team for Euro 2016.[2]

Playing style

Şahan plays as an attacking midfielder, generally as a left winger for his current club Beşiktaş. At the international level he was used as a "playmaker" by Fatih Terim. He is known for his quickness, pace and hardworking forms.

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2016
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist
MSV Duisburg 2008–09 16 2 1 1 0 0 - - - 17 2 1
2009–10 23 2 4 0 0 0 - - - 23 2 4
2010–11 34 7 7 6 0 1 - - - 40 7 8
Total 73 11 12 7 0 1 0 0 0 80 11 13
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2011–12[3] 27 1 2 3 0 2 - - - 30 1 4
Total 27 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 30 1 4
Beşiktaş 2012–13[4] 34 11 5 3 0 1 - - - 37 11 6
2013–14[5] 34 8 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 36 8 9
2014–15[6] 30 8 6 4 1 1 14 0 4 48 9 11
2015–16[7] 33 5 6 5 0 0 3 0 0 41 5 6
2016–17[8] 8 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 2 0
Total 139 34 26 13 1 2 20 0 4 172 35 32
Career total 239 46 40 23 1 5 20 0 4 282 47 49

International goals

Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 May 2013 MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany  Latvia 1–0 3–3 Friendly
3. 3 September 2014 TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark  Denmark 1-1 2-1 Friendly

Honours

Beşiktaş

References

  1. ^ "Olcay Şahan imzaladı" (in Turkish). NTVSpor.net. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Besiktas | Season 2011/2012 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Besiktas | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Besiktas | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Besiktas | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Besiktas | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Besiktas | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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