 Schahin withFortuna Düsseldorf in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dani Schahin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Donetsk,Ukrainian SSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | FSV 63 Luckenwalde | ||
| 2002–2006 | Energie Cottbus | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Hamburger SV II | 34 | (13) |
| 2009–2012 | Greuther Fürth II | 13 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | (2) |
| 2011 | →Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 | (8) |
| 2013–2016 | Mainz 05 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | →SC Freiburg (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | →FSV Frankfurt (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 46 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | Pyramids FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Extremadura | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 216 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Germany U20 | 9 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dani Schahin (born 9 July 1989) is a former professionalfootballer who played as aforward. Born in theSoviet Union, he represented Germany at youth international levels.
Schahin was born inDonetsk to aPalestinian father and Russian mother, but grew up inBaalbek in Lebanon until 1996 when his family moved toTeltow-Fläming in Germany.[2][3]
Schahin played as a youth forFSV Luckenwalde andEnergie Cottbus before joiningHamburger SV in 2006. He broke through intoHSV's reserve team in the 2007–08 season, making seven substitute appearances in theRegionalliga 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 forGreuther Fürth of the2. Bundesliga 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 toDynamo Dresden in January 2011.[4]
Schahin made a huge impact at Dynamo, scoring ten goals in fourteen games to help the club finish third in the3. Liga and win promotion to the 2. Bundesliga via a playoff win againstVfL Osnabrück. Schahin scored the decisive goal in the last league game of the season, againstKickers Offenbach, and the winning goal in the second leg against Osnabrück.
After being released by Fürth in 2012, Schahin signed forFortuna Düsseldorf. He made hisBundesliga debut on the opening day of the2012–13 season againstFC 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. 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 to1. FSV Mainz 05 for a fee of approximately €1.5 million, and signed a four-year contract with the club.[5] For the2014–15 season he was loaned out toSC Freiburg with an option to make the transfer permanent. He was sent again on loan for the 2015–16 season toFSV Frankfurt in the2. Bundesliga, before joining Dutch clubRoda JC Kerkrade on a permanent deal in 2016.
On 17 July 2018, Schahin joinedPyramids FC in theEgyptian Premier League.[6] The following 31 January, he switched teams and countries again after signing for Spain'sExtremadura UD.[7]
Schahin ended his career in 2019.[8]