Hakan Şükür

• Full name: Hakan Şükür
• Date of birth: 1 September 1971
• Place of birth: Sapanca, Sakarya Province, Turkey
• Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Position: Striker
• National team: Turkey
• Turkey national team appearances (caps): 112
• Turkey national team goals: 51
• Notable international achievements:
  • All-time leading goalscorer for the Turkey national team (51 goals).
  • Key player for Turkey at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
  • Scored the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup finals history (11 seconds) in 2002 against South Korea.
  • Member of the Turkey squad that finished third at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
• Club career (highlights):
  • Süper Lig clubs including Galatasaray, where he is a club legend.
  • Played abroad for Torino (Italy) and Inter Milan (Italy), as well as Parma (loan), and had a stint with Blackburn Rovers (England) on loan.
  • Won multiple Turkish league titles and the 2000–01 UEFA Cup with Galatasaray.
• Retirement and later life:
  • Retired from professional football in 2008.
  • Has been involved in politics and faced legal and political controversies in Turkey after retirement; these matters have affected his public life.

Summary: Hakan Şükür is Turkey’s all-time top scorer and one of the country’s most celebrated strikers, known for his prolific scoring at both club (notably Galatasaray) and international level, and for scoring the fastest goal in World Cup finals history during Turkey’s run to third place in 2002.