Olcay Şahan

Olcay Şahan

Şahan with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Olcay Şahan
Date of birth	(1987-05-26) 26 May 1987
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. 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.

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	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	34	11	5	3	0	1	-	-	-	37	11	6
	2013–14	34	8	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	36	8	9
	2014–15	30	8	6	4	1	1	14	0	4	48	9	11
	2015–16	33	5	6	5	0	0	3	0	0	41	5	6
	2016–17	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

• Süper Lig: 2015–16

External links

• Official Website
• Olcay Şahan – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Olcay Şahan – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Olcay Şahan at fussballdaten.de (in German)