Nuri Şahin

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Personal information
Nuri Şahin
Full name	Nuri Şahin
Date of birth	September 5, 1988
Place of birth	Lüdenscheid, Germany
Height	1.79 m
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Number	25
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–present	Borussia Dortmund	23 (1)
National team²
2005–present	Turkey	9 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Nuri Şahin (born September 5, 1988 in Lüdenscheid, Germany) is a Turkish football (soccer) player at the position of midfielder. He currently plays for Borussia Dortmund. On August 6, 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. He also became the youngest player to score in the Bundesliga on November 26, scoring against 1. FC Nürnberg. He won the bronze ball prize at the FIFA Youth-World championships in Peru after a wonderful tournament finishing in fourth place. He is considered one of the top young talents in Europe and the great hope for the future of Turkish football.

He is also the youngest player ever to have played and scored for the Turkish national team, ironically scoring against Germany. His former coaches include Abdullah Avcı and Burak Demir.

	Turkey squad - 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1 Babacan \| 2 Mehmet Yılmaz \| 3 Bikmaz \| 4 Ferin \| 5 Kesci \| 6 Karadas \| 7 Yılmaz \| 8 Erkin \| 9 Kose \| 10 Şahin \| 11 Özcan \| 12 Kirvak \| 13 Balak \| 14 Aydın Yılmaz \| 15 Tasdemir \| 16 Berisha \| 17 Coban \| 18 Duruer \| 19 Demir \| 20 Birnican \| Coach: Avcı

Borussia Dortmund - Current Squad
1 Weidenfeller \| 2 Amedick \| 3 Brzenska \| 4 Wörns \| 5 Kehl \| 6 Kringe \| 7 Tinga \| 8 Amoah \| 9 Valdez \| 10 Pienaar \| 13 Frei \| 14 Smolarek \| 16 Saka \| 17 Dedé \| 18 Ricken \| 20 Meier \| 21 Metzelder \| 22 Kruska \| 23 Degen \| 25 Şahin \| 26 Heitmeier \| 27 Hünemeier \| 28 Tyrala \| 31 Kohlmann \| 33 Vržogić \| 34 Pirson \| 36 Amachaibou \| 38 Hillenbrand \| Coach: Doll