Nuri Şahin (born 5 September 1988) is a German and Turkish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

He began his playing career at Dortmund, spending six years there – including a year-long loan at Feyenoord – and winning the Bundesliga in 2011 before signing for Real Madrid in 2011 for €10 million.

[13][14] On 5 July 2007, Şahin was transferred to Feyenoord in the Eredivisie on a one-year loan agreement, where he was reunited with Bert van Marwijk, his former coach at Borussia Dortmund.

[18] On 9 May 2011, after weeks of speculation, Şahin announced his departure from Dortmund in a press room at Signal Iduna Park, and soon after signed a six-year contract with Spanish club Real Madrid.

[21] He made his official debut as a substitute in a 7–1 thrashing of Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabéu on 6 November 2011,[22][23] as he had been sidelined by injury problems since August earlier that year.

[24] On 27 March 2012, he was named in the starting XI to face APOEL in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, where his performance was praised by various newspapers.

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.

[38] On 10 April 2014, Borussia Dortmund activated a clause in Sahin's contract that allowed him to return permanently for a fee reported to be in the region of €7 million.

[49] As a defensive midfielder, he was originally intended to be the successor to the departed Thomas Delaney, but initially alternated in this position with Philipp Bargfrede and made 23 appearances in his first season, in which he was able to both score and assist a goal.

In the first half of the 2019–20 season, Şahin appeared regularly, but lost his place in the team in February 2020 in favor of the duo Davy Klaassen and Maximilian Eggestein.

[51] He made his competitive debut for the club on 13 September, the first matchday of the season, replacing Bünyamin Balcı in the 68th minute of a 2–0 victory against Gençlerbirliği.

[57][58] Şahin won the bronze ball prize at the 2005 Under-17 World Cup in Peru after a successful tournament with Turkey, finishing in fourth place.

In May 2015, Şahin became assistant coach at his childhood club RSV Meinerzhagen, with his brother Ufuk playing for the Oberliga team.

[59][60][61] On 5 October 2021, Şahin, who had been a player of Antalyaspor until then, was appointed head coach of the Süper Lig club following the dismissal of Ersun Yanal, who had only managed two wins in the first eight games of the season.

[65] On the same day, he and past teammate Sven Bender were appointed as assistant managers to Edin Terzić at their former club Borussia Dortmund, signing a one-year contract.