Arda Turan

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Arda Turan
Personal information
Full name	Arda Turan
Date of birth	30 January 1987 (1987-01-30) (age 21)
Place of birth	İstanbul, Turkey
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfield – Left Winger
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray
Number	66
Youth clubs
1996–1999 1999–2004	Bayrampasa Altintepsispor Galatasaray
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004– 2005–2006	Galatasaray → Manisaspor (loan)	56 (12) 15 0(2)
National team2
2004–2006 2005–2006 2006–	Turkey U19 Turkey U21 Turkey	18 0(8) 03 0(1) 20 0(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 4 May 2008 (GMT). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22:17, 29 May 2008 (CET). * Appearances (Goals)

Arda Turan (born January 30, 1987 in Istanbul, Turkey), is a Turkish professional footballer currently playing for Galatasaray in left or right winger position. Arda is a product of the Galatasaray Youth Team. He is a member of the Turkey national football team and played at Euro 2008.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Club career 1.1.1 Manisaspor loan 1.1.2 Galatasaray return 1.2 International career 1.2.1 Euro 2008 1.2.2 Turkey goals 2 Honours 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Club career

[edit] Manisaspor loan

After performing well for the reserve team, Arda was called up to Galatasaray's main team in the beginning of the 2004-2005 season and performed well. In mid season he was loaned to Vestel Manisaspor in order to gain first team experience. Former Turkey national football team coach Ersun Yanal gave him a starting position in the team and Arda used this time wisely , playing 15 times and scoring twice.

Arda is noted for his consistent performances on the left wing but he is also capable of playing on the right side, and also as an attacking midfielder.

[edit] Galatasaray return

Arda Turan returned to Galatasaray at the start of the 2006/07 season and gave an impressive performance in the 3rd round Champions League qualifying round game against Mladá Boleslav, by scoring two goals and setting up two more in the process. Following the game, he was widely praised by footballing experts all around Europe, who began to compare him to the likes of Gheorghe Hagi, a Galatasaray and Romanian legend. Arda Turan is known for his precise passes, assists and his ability to get past defenders.

UEFA.com describes him as a combative young midfielder with high levels of vision and technique and exceptional passing ability.

Arda scored his first hat-trick as a Galatasaray player against Sivasspor on May 4, 2008.

[edit] International career

Arda currently plays for the Turkish national football team. He scored his first international goal on May 25, 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay, having been called into the Turkey squad for Euro 2008.

[edit] Euro 2008

On June 11, Arda scored his second international goal against Switzerland in Turkey's second Group A match of Euro 2008. The goal, a deflected shot in the 92nd minute, made the score 2-1 to Turkey, reignited Turkey's chances of making the quarter-finals and effectively knocked Switzerland out of their own tournament. The Turks had previously been 1-0 down following a comical Hakan Yakin goal in the first half which came about as a result of the deteriorating weather conditions and severely waterlogged pitch. ^[1]

[edit] Turkey goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	May 25, 2008	Bochum, Germany	Uruguay	1-0	2-3	Friendly
2.	June 11, 2008	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Switzerland	2-1	2-1	Euro 2008

[edit] Honours

• Galatasaray
  • Turkish League: 1 (2007-08)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile at galatasaray.org
• Profile at TFF.org
• Profile at transfermarkt.de

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