Murat Şahin is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 footballer. His position on the pitch is goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

. Şahin currently is a part of Kasımpaşa

Kasimpasa S.K.

Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Istanbul, Turkey. They play their home games in the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium. The club was founded in 1921 as Altıntuğ. They played in the Istanbul First League between 1939–1945 and 1946–1959. The club was promoted to the Turkish...

 squad since January 2009.

Career

Şahin began his career in Göztepe Hilalspor where he was explored by scouts. At the age of 17, he had been transferred by Fenerbahçe and turned as professional when he was 18 years-old. He spelled 7 seasons in Sarı Kanaryalar until transferred to Konyaspor

Konyaspor

Konyaspor is a professional Turkish football club based in Konya. Konyaspor currently play in the Süper Lig. The club was founded in 1922 but then reformed in 1981. The club colours are green and white and they play their home games at Konya Atatürk Stadium....

 whilst 1998/99 mid-season transfer window. He also loaned by eastern Turkey club Vanspor

Vanspor

Vanspor A.Ş. is the football team of Van in eastern Turkey.-History:They played in the top division of Turkish football between 1994 and 1998, playing once more in 1999-2000 season. After relegation from the first division, Vanspor turned to an economic crisis and were relegated from the 2nd and...

 during his time in Fenerbahçe.

After his periods in several clubs in Turkish League

Turkcell Super League

The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League...

, he moved back to Istanbul by way of his transfer to Beşiktaş in 2004/2005 pre-season transfer market as an experienced keeper.

Uche Incident

During his time in Fenerbahçe, he was dramatically the 2nd keeper after Rüştü

Rüstü Reçber

Rüştü Reçber is a Turkish international footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish Süper Lig.He has played a key role in the success of the Turkish national squad, and it was at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where Turkey finished third, that he earned a selection to...

. In 1999/00 season, he had a decent chance to play in line-up against Beşiktaş after Rüştü cut his hand just before the match. Thus, he had his place in Istanbul derby, but regrettably, there happened a very unfortunate moment that Şahin had broken his team-mate Uche's leg during he acted for gathering the ball in the box.

One legged keeper

He had his most notable performance on the 29th match day of Turkish League

Turkcell Super League 2006-07

The 2006-07 Süper Lig was the 49th edition of the top-flight professional football league in Turkey. The season kicked-off on 4 August 2006 in a match between Ankaraspor and Galatasaray, resulting in a 1-1 draw. Fenerbahçe became champions after drawing Trabzonspor 2-2, while Beşiktaş lost 3-0 to...

 on 22 April 2007 against Antalyaspor

Antalyaspor

Antalyaspor, known as Medical Park Antalyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Antalya. The club colours are red and white and they play their home matches at Mardan Sports Complex...

, in which he covered up the 1st keeper of the team Runje

Vedran Runje

Vedran Runje is a Croatian football goalkeeper who is currently a free agent after his contract with RC Lens expired in 2011.-Club career:...

 to be suspended before the match. Şahin showed some solid spectacle as he did not let the opponent to score, especially in the second half; although he had a serious injury on his knee ligaments. The final score was 1–0 for Beşiktaş as the team had crucial 3 points to ensure the Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 participation for next season.

Şahin was transferred by southern Turkey club Gaziantepspor during the transfer window of Turkish League 2007/08 season.

Honours

Turkey

Turkey national football team

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• • FIFA Confederations Cup 2003
    2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
    The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé, who died of heart failure in his side's...
    
    : 3rd place