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Nuri Şahin

Nuri Şahin

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipTürkiye Germany
Height1.80 m
Footleft
BornSeptember 5, 1988
👕200+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Borussia Dortmund
top club · 274 apps

Career highs

€20.00m
peak value · 2011
€10.00m
top transfer fee · 11/12
8
best season · 10/11
5 · 13.2%
pens / of goals
430Appearances
38Goals
70Assists
44Yellow cards
0Red cards
110Full matches (90′)
Full nameNuri Şahin
Date of birth1988-09-05 (37 yrs)
Place of birthLüdenscheid, Türkiye
CitizenshipTürkiye Germany
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-07-01
Contract expires
AgentISM Int. Soccer ...
Jul 2022
Transfer: Antalyaspor → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Antalyaspor
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Werder Bremen → Antalyaspor
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Antalyaspor
42 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
May 2020
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — SV Werder Bremen
17 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: Bor. Dortmund → Werder Bremen
18/19 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2018
18/19 — SV Werder Bremen
23 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
Jul 2017
17/18 — Borussia Dortmund
25 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Borussia Dortmund
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Borussia Dortmund
12 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
47 games missed
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Borussia Dortmund
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Real Madrid → Bor. Dortmund
14/15 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jun 2014
Transfer: Bor. Dortmund → Real Madrid
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Borussia Dortmund
48 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Real Madrid → Bor. Dortmund
12/13 · Loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: Liverpool → Real Madrid
12/13 · Return from loan
Aug 2012
Transfer: Real Madrid → Liverpool
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool FC
30 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Real Madrid
10 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Bor. Dortmund → Real Madrid
11/12 · Transfer · €10.00m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Borussia Dortmund
40 matches · 8 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Borussia Dortmund
36 matches · 6 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund II
29 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2008
Transfer: Feyenoord → Bor. Dortmund
07/08 · Return from loan
Jul 2007
Transfer: Bor. Dortmund → Feyenoord
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
34 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund II
29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund II
26 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: B. Dortmund U17 → Bor. Dortmund
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Borussia Dortmund U17, Borussia Dortmund U19
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Dortmund Yth. → B. Dortmund U17
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Meinerzh. Yth. → Dortmund Yth.
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €20.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,862 min
Minutes played by club
Antalyaspor 0.0%
SV Werder Bremen 15.1%
Borussia Dortmund 73.5%
Liverpool FC 5.1%
Real Madrid 1.6%
Borussia Dortmund II 0.9%
Feyenoord Rotterdam 3.8%
Borussia Dortmund U19 0.0%
Borussia Dortmund U17 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Antalyaspor 2 20/21 21/22 50 0 4 0
SV Werder Bremen 2 18/19 19/20 40 1 5 1,486
Borussia Dortmund 11 05/06 17/18 274 26 50 7,252
Liverpool FC 1 12/13 12/13 12 3 3 499
Real Madrid 1 11/12 11/12 10 1 1 161
Borussia Dortmund II 3 05/06 08/09 7 1 2 90
Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 07/08 07/08 34 6 5 374
Borussia Dortmund U19 1 04/05 04/05 1 0 0 0
Borussia Dortmund U17 1 04/05 04/05 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€5M11€10M16€15M21€20M05/06 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)05/06 — 7 assists805/0606/07 — 1 assists106/0707/08 — 6 goals (Feyenoord Rotterdam)07/08 — 5 assists1107/0808/09 — 3 goals (Borussia Dortmund)08/09 — 8 assists1108/0909/10 — 6 goals (Borussia Dortmund)09/10 — 9 assists1509/1010/11 — 8 goals (Borussia Dortmund)10/11 — 13 assists2110/1111/12 — 1 goals (Real Madrid)11/12 — 1 assists211/1212/13 — 6 goals (Liverpool FC)12/13 — 6 assists1212/1313/14 — 2 goals (Borussia Dortmund)13/14 — 3 assists513/1414/15 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)14/15 — 1 assists214/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/17 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)16/17 — 1 assists216/1717/18 — 2 goals (Borussia Dortmund)17/18 — 4 assists617/1818/19 — 1 goals (SV Werder Bremen)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/20 — 4 assists419/2020/21 — 4 assists420/2121/2205/06 — €3M06/07 — €4.5M07/08 — €3M08/09 — €3.8M09/10 — €7M10/11 — €16M11/12 — €20M12/13 — €18M13/14 — €11M14/15 — €12M15/16 — €10M16/17 — €7.5M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €4.5M19/20 — €2.5M20/21 — €1.5M21/22 — €1.2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 6607/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/22

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 7705/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 5507/0808/09: 8808/0909/10: 9909/1010/11: 131310/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 0021/22
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
21/22 Süper Lig Antalyaspor 8 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 TFF Süper Kupa Antalyaspor 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Türkiye Kupasi Antalyaspor 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Süper Lig Antalyaspor 36 0 4 6 0 0
20/21 Türkiye Kupasi Antalyaspor 6 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 16 0 3 3 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 1 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 20 1 1 5 0 1,486
18/19 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 18 2 4 2 0 613
17/18 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 5 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 3 1 1 0 0 160
16/17 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 9 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Borussia Dortmund 3 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 7 1 0 0 0 544
14/15 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 34 2 3 4 0 1,386
13/14 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 9 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 4 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 15 3 3 0 0 297
12/13 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Liverpool FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 League Cup Liverpool FC 1 2 0 0 0 45
12/13 Premier League Liverpool FC 7 1 2 0 0 454
11/12 Champions League Real Madrid 4 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 2 1 1 0 0 161
11/12 LaLiga Real Madrid 4 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 30 6 8 4 0 432
10/11 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 2 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Borussia Dortmund 6 2 4 0 0 270
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Borussia Dortmund 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 33 4 8 5 0 726
09/10 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 3 2 1 0 0 135
08/09 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 25 2 6 1 0 816
08/09 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 2 0 1 1 0 0
08/09 RL West Borussia Dortmund II 1 1 1 1 0 90
08/09 UEFA Cup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Eredivisie Feyenoord Rotterdam 29 6 5 3 0 374
07/08 KNVB Beker Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 24 0 1 0 0 0
06/07 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Regionalliga Nord Borussia Dortmund II 4 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 23 1 6 2 0 1,873
05/06 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Oberliga Westfalen Borussia Dortmund II 2 0 1 0 0 0
05/06 UI Cup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 U17-Championship Borussia Dortmund U17 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 U19-Bundesliga West Borussia Dortmund U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Meinerzh. Yth. Dortmund Yth. Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Dortmund Yth. B. Dortmund U17 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 B. Dortmund U17 Bor. Dortmund Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-05 Bor. Dortmund Feyenoord Loan 3000000
07/08 2008-06-30 Feyenoord Bor. Dortmund Return from loan 3750000
11/12 2011-07-01 Bor. Dortmund Real Madrid Transfer 20000000 €10.00m
12/13 2012-08-25 Real Madrid Liverpool Loan 12000000
12/13 2013-01-10 Liverpool Real Madrid Return from loan 15000000
12/13 2013-01-11 Real Madrid Bor. Dortmund Loan 15000000
13/14 2014-06-30 Bor. Dortmund Real Madrid Return from loan 12000000
14/15 2014-07-01 Real Madrid Bor. Dortmund Transfer 12000000 €7.00m
18/19 2018-08-31 Bor. Dortmund Werder Bremen Transfer 4500000 €1.00m
20/21 2020-08-19 Werder Bremen Antalyaspor Transfer 1200000
22/23 2022-07-01 Antalyaspor Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area 2015-03-02 2015-04-27 57 12
14/15 Tendon irritation 2015-03-02 2015-11-16 260 47
15/16 Fitness 2015-11-16 2016-02-15 92 14
16/17 Cervical spine injury 2016-10-20 2016-10-24 5 1
16/17 Stomach flu 2016-11-03 2016-11-07 5 1
16/17 Knee problems 2016-12-05 2017-02-06 64 7
16/17 Fitness 2017-02-06 2017-03-13 36 8
16/17 Torn lateral ankle ligament 2017-04-24 2017-05-15 22 4
17/18 Back problems 2017-10-09 2017-10-12 4 0
17/18 Stomach flu 2018-01-07 2018-01-11 5 0
18/19 Ankle problems 2018-12-18 2018-12-21 4 1
18/19 Stomach flu 2019-03-07 2019-03-11 5 1
19/20 Hip injury 2020-05-31 2020-07-07 38 8
20/21 stomach problems 2021-02-06 2021-02-08 3 1
20/21 Corona virus 2021-04-13 2021-04-24 12 3
Current€1.20m
Peak€20.00m
Low
Δ since start+€700k
€5.00m€10.00m€15.00m€20.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kevin Großkreutz 2 1 0
Lukasz Piszczek 2 1 0
Robert Lewandowski 2 4 0
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2 3 0
Marco Reus 2 2 0
Mario Götze 2 2 0
Shinji Kagawa 2 3 0
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 6 30
07/08 Eredivisie Feyenoord Rotterdam 6 29
09/10 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 4 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
09/10 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 8 33
10/11 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 8 30
08/09 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 6 25

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-06-30 Bor. Dortmund Real Madrid Return from loan €12.00m
12/13 2013-01-11 Real Madrid Bor. Dortmund Loan €15.00m
12/13 2013-01-10 Liverpool Real Madrid Return from loan €15.00m
12/13 2012-08-25 Real Madrid Liverpool Loan €12.00m
07/08 2008-06-30 Feyenoord Bor. Dortmund Return from loan €3.75m
07/08 2007-07-05 Bor. Dortmund Feyenoord Loan €3.00m

Teams faced most often by Nuri Şahin's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bayern München 38 20 6 12 62 55 +7 53%
Tottenham Hotspur 34 14 6 14 50 47 +3 41%
Manchester City 32 15 11 6 47 41 +6 47%
Arsenal FC 30 9 11 10 51 45 +6 30%
Manchester United 28 9 8 11 34 33 +1 32%
Chelsea FC 25 8 8 9 28 30 -2 32%
FC Schalke 04 24 12 5 7 53 33 +20 50%
Everton FC 24 13 10 1 38 16 +22 54%
Atlético Madrid 24 11 7 6 37 21 +16 46%
West Ham United 22 15 4 3 52 19 +33 68%
Newcastle United 20 14 3 3 49 16 +33 70%
Sunderland AFC 20 13 5 2 33 10 +23 65%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 42 0 8 0 0 0
19/20 17 0 3 1 0 0
18/19 23 1,486 5 1 0 0.36
17/18 25 613 2 0 0 0.29
16/17 9 160 1 0 0 0.56
15/16 12 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 48 1,386 4 0 0 0.26
12/13 30 796 1 0 0 0.11
10/11 40 702 4 0 0 0.51
09/10 36 861 5 0 0 0.52
08/09 29 906 4 0 0 0.4
07/08 34 374 3 0 0 0.72
06/07 29 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 26 1,873 2 0 0 0.1

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
259 apps
22 G
45 A
Eredivisie
29 apps
6 G
5 A
Europa League
14 apps
2 G
5 A
DFB-Pokal
19 apps
2 G
4 A
League Cup
1 apps
2 G
0 A
Champions League
24 apps
1 G
2 A
Premier League
7 apps
1 G
2 A
Copa del Rey
2 apps
1 G
1 A
RL West
1 apps
1 G
1 A
Süper Lig
44 apps
0 G
4 A

Frequently asked about Nuri Şahin

Who is Nuri Şahin?

Nuri Şahin is a Türkiye professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Nuri Şahin?

Nuri Şahin is 37 years old. He was born on September 5, 1988 in Lüdenscheid.

What position does Nuri Şahin play?

Nuri Şahin plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Nuri Şahin play for?

Nuri Şahin currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Nuri Şahin scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nuri Şahin has scored 38 goals in 430 appearances.