Olcay Şahan (, born 26 May 1987) is a Turkish professional

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manager and a former player who played as a winger or as an

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. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team internationally.

Club career

Germany

In 2008, Şahan played his first professional match against

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with

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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 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

. With his new team he started to play at

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level and inspired

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guests very quickly in a short time.

Beşiktaş

Before the 2012–13 season he was transferred to Turkish side

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, for an €800,000 fee on a four-year contract. From the beginning of the season, coach

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placed him on the first eleven in every game of the season. On 22 October 2012, Şahan scored his first league goal against

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. 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

On 12 January 2017, Şahan joined

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International career

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

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. On 22 March 2013, Şahan played his first international match against

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. Manager

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selected Şahan for Turkey 2014 World Cup UEFA Group D qualifying matches. He was a member of the Turkey national team for

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Style of play

Şahan plays as an attacking midfielder, generally as a left winger in

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. At the international level he was used as a "playmaker" by

. He is known for his quickness, pace and hardworking forms.

Coaching career

On 27 May 2024, Şahan was hired as the manager of

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club Altınordu.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Şahan goal.''

Honours

Beşiktaş *

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

: 2015–16

References

External links

Official Website
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sahan, Olcay 1987 births Living people Footballers from Düsseldorf Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players German sportspeople of Turkish descent Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Süper Lig players TFF Second League players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Borussia Mönchengladbach players MSV Duisburg players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Trabzonspor footballers Denizlispor footballers Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Ankaraspor footballers Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Turkish football managers 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen