Turgut Doğan Şahin

Turgut Doğan Şahin

Personal information
Full name	Turgut Doğan Şahin
Date of birth	(1988-02-02) 2 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1999	Yeni Ufukspor
1999–2004	Özmuratspor
2004–2006	Samsunspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Samsunspor	78	(25)
2010–2012	MKE Ankaragücü	40	(4)
2012–2014	Gaziantepspor	50	(6)
2014	Trabzonspor	0	(0)
2014–2016	Kayserispor	27	(5)
2016	Gençlerbirliği	3	(0)
2016–2017	Kasımpaşa	25	(3)
2017–2018	Yeni Malatyaspor	9	(0)
2018	Çaykur Rizespor	8	(0)
2018–2020	Fatih Karagümrük	38	(6)
2020	Altay	13	(0)
2020	Ümraniyespor	10	(0)
2021	Şanlıurfaspor	15	(1)
2021–2022	Kuşadasıspor	8	(0)
International career
2008–2010	Turkey U21	2	(0)
2011–2012	Turkey A2	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2022

Turgut Doğan Şahin (born 2 February 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer.^[1]

Şahin was born in Tarsus, Mersin. He began his footballing career as an 11-year-old with Yeşilova Yeni Ufukspor. He was transferred to Sefaköy Özmuratspor in 1999, and earned a transfer to Samsunspor in 2004.^[2] After spending a season playing for the A2 team, where he scored 11 goals in 26 matches,^[2] Şahin was signed to a five-year professional contract.^[3][4] He made his debut as a substitute on 9 December 2006, coming on for Mustafa Çiçek in a match against Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor.^[5] Şahin played a total two matches that season.^[2] He did not receive many chances at the beginning of the 2007–08 season, but slowly found a place in Orhan Kapucu's team. On 17 February 2008, he scored a goal in the final minutes against Orduspor to help save Samsunspor from defeat. It was his first professional league goal.^[6] At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Şahin was a starter in the Samsunspor side. However, he was unable to score a goal in the first seven matches of the season. Several weeks later, in a match against Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Şahin was involved in a fist fight with Gaziantep B.B. player Hakan Albayrak. Both players received a red card as a result.^[7] Four days later, Şahin was given a three match ban by the PFDK for his actions.^[8] In his first match back from his ban, Şahin netted a goal against Kartalspor. Şahin received another red card in the 33rd round of the league against Sakaryaspor, resulting in another three match ban for unsportsmanlike conduct.^[9] He finished the season with eight goals in 29 matches.^[2][10]

Trabzonspor,^[11] as well as Ankaraspor, Antalyaspor, Gaziantepspor and Kayserispor showed interest in Şahin and his teammate Sercan Temizyürek before the start of the 2009–10 season, causing the forward to become unsettled.^[12] He netted his first goal of the season in the third round against Çaykur Rizespor, having been suspended the first two matches from an outstanding ban.^[13] Şahin went on to bag a hat trick against Kayseri Erciyesspor on 21 November 2009.^[14] He tallied seven goals by the winter break.^[15] Şahin went on to score several more goals, finishing with 15 in 29 matches.^[16] At the end of the 2009–10 season, Samsunspor met with three clubs inquiring about Şahin's availability.^[17] After several meetings, the club came to terms with MKE Ankaragücü on a $900,000 transfer fee, as well as two players, in exchange for Şahin. Şahin signed a five-year contract with his new club.^[18] After battling injuries, he made his debut for the club and scored his first Süper Lig goal in a 4–2 defeat of Galatasaray on 17 October 2010.^[19]

Şahin was called up to the Turkey national under-21 football team in 2008.^[20] He made his debut in a match against Ukraine on 10 February 2009.^[21]

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