Nizamettin Çalışkan

Nizamettin Çalışkan — Biography

Nizamettin Çalışkan (born 20 March 1987 in Hagen, Germany) is a German-born Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is 1.72 m tall. Çalışkan came up through the Borussia Dortmund youth academy, was named best player of the 2005 DaimlerChrysler Junior Cup, and was promoted to the first team for the 2005-06 season. He made his Bundesliga debut on 22 April 2006, coming on for Nuri Şahin against 1. FC Nürnberg, and started for the first time on the season's final matchday against Bayern Munich.

For the 2006-07 season he moved to Turkey and signed with Manisaspor, becoming a regular starter; the club was relegated to the First League in 2008 and returned to the Süper Lig the following season. When his contract expired at the end of 2011-12 he joined Orduspor, making 32 appearances with 1 goal and 4 assists. He left Orduspor in June 2013 to sign with Gençlerbirliği, where he played for two seasons. After a season without a club, he joined Balıkesirspor in the summer of 2016, played there for three seasons and captained the side for part of 2017-18.

He moved to Manisa FK for the 2019-20 season, where he also served as captain, and left the club in April 2023. In January 2026 he signed for TFF Third League side İzmir Çoruhlu FK, and by mid-2026 he was being linked with Uşakspor. He also won caps for the Turkish under-17 and under-19 national teams.