#2 Nuri Sahin
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin was born in Ludenscheid, West Germany and was raised in Germany but opted to play for Turkey – the country from which his family hails.
Sahin’s career may have stagnated at Signal Iduna Park but at one point of time, he was the Golden Boy of Turkish football. He became the youngest player to play in the Bundesliga when he debuted with Dortmund at the age of 16 years and 334 days, before becoming the youngest player to score in Bundesliga – when he netted against Nuremberg at the age of 17 years and 193 days.
The 28-year-old made his international debut for Turkey in a game against Germany and scored against them – Ironic. Since his debut for Turkey in 2005, he appeared in his national colours on 51 occasions but had he opted to play for Germany – he could have had a World Cup winners medal to his name.
“I see myself as a link between the two countries.” ~ Nuri Sahin
