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Olcay Şahan

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Olcay Şahan
Şahan with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-26) 26 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, West Germany (modern Germany)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Altınordu (manager)
Youth career
1993–2001 Fortuna Düsseldorf
2001–2004 Bayer 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)
2012–2017 Beşiktaş 142 (34)
2017–2019 Trabzonspor 64 (7)
2019–2020 Denizlispor 26 (1)
2020–2021 Yeni Malatyaspor 12 (0)
2022–2023 Afjet Afyonspor 35 (6)
2023–2024 Ankaraspor 22 (0)
International career
2003 Germany U-17 1 (0)
2011 Turkey A2 1 (0)
2013–2017 Turkey 27 (2)
Managerial career
2024– Altınordu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olcay Şahan (Turkish pronunciation: [oɫdʒaj ʃahan], born 26 May 1987) is a Turkish professional football manager and a former player who played as a winger or as an attacking midfielder. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team internationally. He is the manager of Altınordu.

Club career

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Germany

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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. In the 2010–11 season, 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

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Before the 2012–13 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 placed him on the first eleven in every game of the season. On 22 October 2012, Şahan scored his first league goal against Gaziantepspor. He finished the season with 11 goals and eight assists. With his successful first season at the club, he became one of the favorite players in the eyes of Beşiktaş fans.

Trabzonspor

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On 12 January 2017, Şahan joined Trabzonspor.[1]

International career

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Şahan was born in Germany to parents of Turkish descent and played for the German U-17s team, before switching to the Turkish federation. His performances during the 2012–13 season earned him a call-up to the Turkey national team managed by Abdullah Avcı. On 22 March 2013, Şahan played his first international match against Andorra. Manager Fatih Terim selected Şahan for Turkey 2014 World Cup UEFA Group D qualifying matches. He was a member of the Turkey national team for Euro 2016.[2]

Style of play

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

Coaching career

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On 27 May 2024, Şahan was hired as the manager of TFF Second League club Altınordu.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2007–08 Oberliga Nordrhein 9 3 0 0 – – 9 3
2006–07[4] Regionalliga Nord 32 1 0 0 – – 32 1
2007–08[4] Oberliga Nordrhein 34 12 0 0 – – 34 12
Total 75 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 16
MSV Duisburg 2008–09[4] 2. Bundesliga 16 2 1 0 – – 17 2
2009–10[4] 2. Bundesliga 23 2 0 0 – – 23 2
2010–11[4] 2. Bundesliga 34 7 6 0 – – 40 7
Total 73 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 80 11
MSV Duisburg II 2008–09 NRW-Liga 8 5 – – – 7 5
2009–10 NRW-Liga 6 7 – – – 6 7
Total 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 12
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2011–12[4] Bundesliga 27 1 3 0 – – 30 1
Beşiktaş 2012–13[5] Süper Lig 34 11 3 0 – – 37 11
2013–14[5] Süper Lig 34 8 0 0 2 0 – 36 8
2014–15[5] Süper Lig 30 8 4 1 14 0 – 48 9
2015–16[5] Süper Lig 33 5 5 0 3 0 – 41 5
2016–17[5] Süper Lig 11 2 4 0 2 0 1[a] 0 17 2
Total 142 34 16 1 21 0 1 0 180 35
Trabzonspor 2016–17[5] Süper Lig 17 1 2 0 0 0 – 19 1
2017–18[5] Süper Lig 28 4 3 1 0 0 – 31 5
2018–19[5] Süper Lig 19 2 2 0 0 0 – 21 2
Total 64 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 71 8
Denizlispor 2019–20[5] Süper Lig 26 1 4 0 – – 30 1
Yeni Malatyaspor 2020–21[5] Süper Lig 12 0 3 0 – – 15 0
Career total 433 82 40 2 21 0 1 0 495 84
  1. ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International goals

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Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Şahan goal.
List of international goals scored by Olcay Şahan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 May 2013 MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany  Latvia 1–0 3–3 Friendly
2 3 September 2014 TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark  Denmark 1-1 2-1 Friendly

Honours

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Beşiktaş

References

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  1. ^ "Olcay Şahan ile anlaşma sağlandı" (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN OLCAY ŞAHAN" [WELCOME OLCAY ŞAHAN] (in Turkish). Altınordu F.K. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Olcay Şahan » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "O. Şahan". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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