Nihat Kahveci
Be the first in the stands
TürkiyeCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Nihat Kahveci, better known mononymously as Nihat, is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward and right winger for Beşiktaş, Real Sociedad and Villarreal. He works as a football commentator for TRT. He has a UEFA Pro Licence. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-01
In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2008The archive holds 4 team sheets naming Nihat Kahveci in Türkiye's starting line-up, from 2008-06-07 to 2008-06-20.
4 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
12 goals across 11 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2001–2010| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-03 |  Kazakhstan | W3–0(a) | 76' | UEFA Euro qualification | Astana |
| 2008-06-15 |  Czechia | W3–2(n) | 87' 89' | UEFA Euro | Geneva |
| 2007-11-21 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | W1–0(h) | 43' | UEFA Euro qualification | Istanbul |
| 2007-11-17 |  Norway | W2–1(a) | 59' | UEFA Euro qualification | Oslo |
| 2006-09-06 |  Malta | W2–0(n) | 56' | UEFA Euro qualification | Frankfurt |
| 2004-10-13 |  Denmark | D1–1(a) | 70' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Copenhagen |
| 2004-10-09 | Kazakhstan | W4–0(h) | 50' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Istanbul |
| 2003-06-11 |  North Macedoniaplayed as Macedonia | W3–2(h) | 25' | UEFA Euro qualification | Istanbul |
| 2003-06-07 |  Slovakia | W1–0(a) | 12' | UEFA Euro qualification | Bratislava |
| 2002-10-12 | North Macedoniaplayed as Macedonia | W2–1(a) | 53' | UEFA Euro qualification | Skopje |
| 2001-10-06 |  Moldova | W3–0(a) | 79' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Chișinău |
Honours
7 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours7 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | Turkey | ||
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 2008 | Turkey | |
| Turkish Cup | ×2 | 1997–98, 2010–11 | Beşiktaş | |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | ×1 | 2003 | Turkey | |
| Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service | ×1 | |||
| Turkish Super Cup | ×1 | 1998 | Beşiktaş | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Milliyet Sports Awards Footballer Of The Year | 2002 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Silver Team) | ||||
| La Liga Best Foreign Player | 2002–03 | |||