Dani Schahin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dani Schahin | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FSV 63 Luckenwalde | |||
| –2006 | Energie Cottbus | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Hamburger SV II | 34 | (12) |
| 2009–2012 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth II | 13 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 | (8) |
| 2012 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U20 | 9 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dani Schahin (born 9 July 1989 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a German footballer who plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Early life
Schahin was born to a Palestinian father and an Ukrainian mother in Donetsk, Ukraine. His family moved to Germany in 1996.
Career
Schahin played as a youth for FSV Luckenwalde and Energie Cottbus before joining Hamburger SV in 2006. He broke through into HSV's reserve team in the 2007–08 season, making seven substitute appearances in the Regionalliga Nord. The following season he scored twelve goals in 27 appearances, which made him the team's top scorer. On 8 June 2009, Schahin signed for Greuther Fürth of the 2. Bundesliga[1] He made twelve appearances in his first season, and after a further six appearances (one goal) in the first half of the 2010–11 season, he was loaned to Dynamo Dresden in January 2011.[2]
Schahin made a huge impact at Dynamo, scoring ten goals in fourteen games to help the club finish third in the 3. Liga and win promotion to the 2. Bundesliga via a playoff win against VfL Osnabrück. Schahin scored the decisive goal in the last league game of the season, against Kickers Offenbach, and the winning goal in the second leg against Osnabrück.
After being released by Fürth in 2012, Schahin signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf. He made his Bundesliga debut on the opening day of the 2012–13 season against FC Augsburg. Coming onto the field as a substitute in the 60th minute, Schahin went on to score both goals in a 2–0 away win. During the January transfer window Schahin was a reported target of Lazio. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with eight league goals, but could not prevent Fortuna from being relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
In July 2013, Schahin was transferred to 1. FSV Mainz 05 for a fee of approximately €1.5 million, and signed a four-year contract with the club.[3]
References
- ↑ "Fürth angelt sich HSV-Talent" (in German). transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "Mavraj kommt sofort" [Mavraj is coming immediately] (in German). DFL. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ↑ "Mainz 05 holt Stürmer Dani Schahin aus Düsseldorf". SWR.de (in German). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
External links
- Dani Schahin at transfermarkt.de (German)
- Dani Schahin at Greuther Fürth (German)
- Dani Schahin at ESPN Soccernet
- Dani Schahin at fussballdaten.de (German)
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