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Alexander Nübel Keeps Five Clean Sheets in First Five Beşiktaş Appearances

The run offers early validation of Beşiktaş's summer signing, boosting the keeper's case after years of loans at Bayern.

Overview

  • Nübel kept a clean sheet in Beşiktaş’s 1–0 Süper Lig opener against Eyüpspor on Sunday, giving him five shutouts in his first five games for the club.
  • Those five matches include four Europa League qualifying games in which Beşiktaş beat Midtjylland twice and Hradec Králové twice by 1–0 margins.
  • The goalkeeper joined Beşiktaş this summer on a contract through 2029 after leaving Bayern, with media reports citing a roughly €6 million fee plus about €5 million in potential bonuses.
  • Nübel spent six years on Bayern’s books but made only four competitive appearances there and was loaned to Monaco and VfB Stuttgart before the permanent move to Istanbul.
  • In the Eyüpspor match Nübel was fouled in the box by Ahmed Abdullahi without a booking and a later yellow-red for David Costa left Beşiktaş with a numerical edge, and while the run is a positive early sign it remains a small sample worth watching as the season continues.