Olcay Şahan

Olcay Şahan (Turkish pronunciation: [oɫdʒaj ʃahan], born 26 May 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Yeni Malatyaspor and the Turkey national team. He can also play as an attacking midfielder.

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 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Yeni Malatyaspor
Number 24
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– Yeni Malatyaspor 11 (0)
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 12 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2016

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.

Trabzonspor

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

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 was a member of the Turkish national team squad 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 14 March 2020
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 28463100003156
2018–19 19232020002125
Total 6471671300071819
Denizlispor 2019–20 2111401---2512
Total 21114010002512
Career total 32654573721121043845672

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

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