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 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Trabzonspor
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)
2012–2017 Beşiktaş 142 (34)
2017– Trabzonspor 47 (6)
National team‡
2003 Germany U-17 1 (0)
2011 Turkey A2 1 (0)
2013– Turkey 27 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2018
‡ 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 Trabzonspor.[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 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.

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist
MSV Duisburg 2008–09 1621100---1721
2009–10 2324000---2324
2010–11 3477601---4078
Total 731112701000801113
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2011–12[3] 2712302---3014
Total 27123020003014
Beşiktaş 2012–13[4] 34115301---37116
2013–14[5] 34890002003689
2014–15[6] 3086411140448911
2015–16[7] 33565003004156
2016–17[8] 10204022001622
Total 1413426161421041783534
Trabzonspor 2016–17[9] 17172010001918
2017–18[10] 28463100003156
2018–19[11] 211000000211
Total 4761451100052715
Career total 2885254312821043405466

International goals

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

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 May 2013MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany Latvia1–03–3Friendly
3.3 September 2014TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark Denmark1-12-1Friendly

Honours

Beşiktaş J.K.

References

  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. ↑ "Games played by Olcay Şahan in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Olcay Şahan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Olcay Şahan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Olcay Şahan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Besiktas | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  8. ↑ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Besiktas | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  9. ↑ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Trabzonspor | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Trabzonspor | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  11. ↑ "Olcay Sahan | Football Stats | Trabzonspor | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
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