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Turgut Doğan Şahin
Turgut Doğan Şahin (born 2 February 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer.[1] Life and careerŞahin 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] International careerŞahin 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] Career statistics
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