Nuri Kazım Şahin is a German-born Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liverpool and the Turkish national team. On 6 August 2005, at the age of 16 year, Şahin became the youngest player to have played in the Bundesliga. He began his career at Borussia Dortmund, spending six years playing for the club. On 5 July 2007, Şahin was transferred to Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie on a one-year loan agreement. Şahin won the Bundesliga title with Dortmund in the 2010–11 season and was voted best player of the season in the Bundesliga for 2011. In 2011, he signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid of La Liga. He made his official debut as a substitute in a 7–1 defeat of CA Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabéu on 6 November 2011. On 25 August 2012, Real Madrid agreed to loan Şahin to Liverpool on a season-long deal. On 26 September, Şahin scored his first and second goal for Liverpool in the third round of the League Cup against West Bromwich Albion as the game ended in a 2–1 win. Internationally, Sahin has won the bronze ball prize at the 2005 Under-17 World Cup in Peru after a successful tournament with Turkey, finishing in fourth place.
