Arda Turan

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Arda Turan
Personal information
Full name Arda Turan
Date of birth 30 January 1987 (1987-01-30) (age 25)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Atlético Madrid
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2005 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2011 Galatasaray 127 (31)
2006 → Manisaspor (loan) 15 (2)
2011– Atlético Madrid 20 (1)
National team‡
2002 Turkey U16 10 (2)
2003–2004 Turkey U17 30 (3)
2004–2005 Turkey U18 10 (2)
2005 Turkey U19 18 (6)
2005–2006 Turkey U20 2 (0)
2006 Turkey U21 8 (5)
2006– Turkey 50 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2011[1]

Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid[2][3] and the Turkish national team, as a left winger. At the age of 22, prior to the 2009–10 season he was made the captain of Galatasaray.

Arda already has 50 senior national caps and 12 goals for Turkey, and following a successful Euro 2008 campaign, he was ranked 8th in a selection of the 100 Best Young Football Players in the World, published by Spanish magazine Don Balón in July 2008.[4] In January 2011, Arda was voted as the third most popular European footballer of 2009, and the 14th most popular footballer in the world, by the IFFHS.[5][6] Arda is considered a maestro of the midfield, excelling in both passing and dribbling skills.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Galatasaray

Arda is a product of the Galatasaray youth, and had a successful spell on loan to fellow Super Lig side Manisaspor in the 2005–06 season. He was recalled the for the start of the following season, and quickly broke into the first team. It was during this time that he received his first senior international call up. Arda quickly impressed manager Eric Gerets with his performances early in the 2006–07 season. After his performances in the Champions League qualifiers which led Galatasaray to the group stage, Arda became a first team regular. Arda continued his development in the 2007–08 season. Despite a poor start to the season, Arda improved his performances immensely, scoring seven goals in the second half of the season. Following his impressive displays domestically, Newcastle United made a £9m offer to buy Arda prior to the Euro 2008 championships, but the Galatasaray chairman rejected the offer.[7] At the start of the 2009–10 season, Arda was handed the captaincy of Galatasaray,[8] and was handed squad number 10, which had previously belonged to Metin Oktay and Gheorghe Hagi, having previously worn number 66.[9] As captain at the start of the 2009-10 season, he guided his team to six consecutive league wins games which put Galatasaray comfortably at the top of the table. He has scored seven goals and registered 17 assists in all competitions so far this season. At the end of the season he was the subject of an offer by Atlético Madrid who offered €10 million for Arda on the last day of the transfer window. In the 2010-11 season, Arda Turan, was troubled with injuries and played a limited amount of games. By the end of the season Arda Turan had only played in 12 league games which he scored 2 goals and 3 cup games which he scored 1 goal in.

[edit] Atlético Madrid

In the late hours of 9 August 2011 it was announced that Arda would be joining Atlético Madrid for a fee of €12 million + bonuses,[10] making him the most expensive Turkish football transfer of all time.[11][12]

He made his 2011–12 debut on 28 August 2011, against Osasuna coming on as a substitute player in the 61st minute. He made his UEFA Europa League debut on 15 September 2011, against Celtic, starting in the starting eleven and assisting a goal by Diego. On 18 September 2011, Arda was selected in the starting eleven and snatched two impressive assists, one for forward Falcao, the other for Adrian. On 25 October 2011, Galatasaray President, Ünal Aysal, stated that Arda will come back to Galatasaray under Right of first refusal signed between Galatasaray and Atlético Madrid during the interview with Lig TV.[13] On 30 November 2011, Arda scored his first goal for Atlético Madrid in a UEFA Europa League game against Celtic, with a powerful volley from just outside the box. On 11 December 2011, Arda scored his first goal of the La Liga season with a driven volley just outside the box. In the UEFA Europa League game that followed, Arda continued his streak by dribbling inside the box and firing a shot to the right corner in which Atlético Madrid defeated Rennes three goals to one.

[edit] International career

[edit] Senior team

Arda is an international regular having made over 40 appearances for Turkey at senior level. He made his debut in the 1–0 friendly victory over Luxembourg on August 16, 2006, having worked his way through the youth National Team at U19 and U21 level. He scored his first international goal on May 25, 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay.

[edit] Euro 2008

Arda featured in nine of Turkey's twelve qualification matches for Euro 2008, and starred in the finals of the tournament itself. He scored two goals during Turkey's progression to the semi-finals. The first was a 92nd minute winner against the Swiss in their second group game to knock them out of the competition. His second came in the final group game against the Czech Republic, in which the winner would go through to the quarter-finals due to identical records. He scored Turkey's first goal in the 75th minute, beating Petr Čech with a low shot, which lead to Turkey coming from 2–0 down to win the match. He also successfully converted a spot-kick in the penalty shootout against Croatia in the quarter-finals, taking Turkey to the semis where they were eventually knocked out by losing finalists Germany.

[edit] 2010 World Cup

Arda scored two goals during the qualification rounds of the World Cup, but ultimately Turkey failed to qualify from their group. After a qualifier in September 2008 between Armenia and Turkey, two sides which have historical political problems, both teams received a FIFA Fair Play Award for 2008.[14] He scored the Turkish national team's 600th international goal, in a 2010 World Cup qualification game against Estonia on 5 September 2009.[15]

[edit] Euro 2012

Arda has scored four goals so far during the qualification rounds of the UEFA Euro 2012, two against Kazakhstan, one against Belgium and one against Austria.

[edit] Career statistics

As of 17 February 2012[1][16][17][18]

[edit] Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Club Division Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spain Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
Atlético Madrid La Liga 2011–12 20 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 26 3
Club Total 20 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 26 3
Turkey Turkey League Türkiye Kupası Süper Kupa Europe Total
Galatasaray Süper Lig 2010–11 12 2 3 1 0 0 3 3 18 6
2009–10 29 7 6 4 0 0 12 0 47 11
2008–09 29 7 6 2 0 0 11 2 46 11
2007–08 30 7 7 0 0 0 7 1 44 8
2006–07 26 5 3 1 0 0 7 2 36 8
Club Total 126 31 25 8 0 0 40 8 191 47
Manisaspor Süper Lig 2005–06 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
Club Total 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
Galatasaray Süper Lig 2004–05 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Club Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTAL Turkey 142 33 26 8 0 0 40 8 208 49
Spain 19 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 24 3
CAREER TOTAL 161 34 26 8 0 0 45 10 232 52

[edit] European Cup goals

[edit] International career

National team Club Season Apps Goals
Turkey Galatasaray 2006 5 0
2007 9 0
2008 13 4
2009 8 1
2010 7 5
2011 8 2
Total 50 12

[edit] Personal life

In his personal life he describes himself as a big fan of Galatasaray. He says that "Other teams have offered me really big money but my love for Galatasaray is real." He also declares that "I want to play in major leagues and my dream team is Liverpool." He also included his dream of play for Liverpool "As I always mention, Liverpool attracts me because of their tradition. In Europe, I am a Liverpool supporter, so if I go to play in Europe, I would like to play for them." [19] He says he enjoys being compared to Lionel Messi. But states that Messi is the greatest player in the world."[20] He is also highly involved in work with the Galatasaray youth set up, particularly with the U21's. He is a regular follower of their games and offers them support. On 16 November 2008, Arda collapsed during a game against İstanbul BB. After being rushed to hospital he was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia.[21] The day after the incident doctors declared that Arda was in good health, and that extreme exhaustion caused the arrhythmia. In November 2009, he suffered a minor bout of swine flu but recovered within a few days to resume training.[22] He is also known for his humanitarian work. Especially in the helping of sick children.[23] He has a passion in cars and currently drives an Aston Martin DB9 and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG according to Turkish Press.[24][25] In early January 2009, he was involved in a serious car crash in Istanbul [26] which totaled his car.[27] Fortunately, Arda suffered no injuries and continued training with only cuts and bruises.[28]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Galatasaray

[edit] Turkish national football team

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "TFF Statistics". Turkish Football Federation. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=664036. Retrieved 2011-09-02. 
  2. ^ Arda Turan'ın Transferi Konusunda Anlaşma Sağlandı (Turkish)
  3. ^ Arda Turan: El genio turco (Spanish)
  4. ^ "Who on earth is Arda Turan?". FootballingWorld.com. http://www.footballingworld.com/2009/03/31/who-on-earth-is-arda-turan-galatasaray-0244. Retrieved 2009-03-31. [dead link]
  5. ^ a b "The World's Most Popular Footballer Amongst Currently Active Players in 2009". IFFHS. http://www.iffhs.de/?32a00e42f0ae2300bf11504e52d17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e28e05. Retrieved 2010-01-27. 
  6. ^ a b "Three soccer players from Turkey in most popular list". WorldBulletin. http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=53266. Retrieved 2010-01-27. 
  7. ^ "Adnan Polat: We're not selling Arda". Sabah.com. http://www.sabah.com.tr/2008/07/06/haber,D299C6C2ACD84E78A8AC6E518A111995.html. Retrieved 2008-07-06. [dead link]
  8. ^ "New squad changes announced". galatasaray.org (Turkish). http://www.galatasaray.org/futboltakimi. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  9. ^ "Captain Arda now number 10". Galatasaray.org (Turkish). http://www.galatasaray.org/futbol/futbol_as/haber/4263.php. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
  10. ^ http://www.galatasaray.org/futbol/futbol_as/haber/10787.php
  11. ^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/18453054.asp?gid=381
  12. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1491545.html
  13. ^ http://www.ligtv.com.tr/VideoHaber/Default.aspx?r=1&hid=100743. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Fair play for Armenia, Turkey". FIFA.com. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=990948.html?cid=rssfeed&att=. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  15. ^ "600th goal from Arda". Hurriyet (Turkish). http://www.hurriyet.de/haberler/futbol-turkiye/404380/turkiyeestonya. Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
  16. ^ "Galatasaray stats". Galatasaray.org. http://www.galatasaray.org/en/futboltakimi/pages/oyuncu_27.php. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
  17. ^ Turkish Super League Apps and Goals
  18. ^ "Turan, Arda". National Football Teams. 4 July 2010. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=16130. Retrieved 4 July 2010. 
  19. ^ "Arda: "My dream is to play for Liverpool"". goal.com (Turkish). http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/03/04/1818042/arda-turan-keen-to-swap-galatasaray-for-liverpool. Retrieved 2009-12-25. 
  20. ^ "Arda: "My dream is to play for Liverpool"". Ligtv.com.tr (Turkish). http://www.ligtv.com.tr/VideoHaber/?c=6&r=1&hid=65780. Retrieved 2009-12-25. 
  21. ^ "Arda suffered cardiac arrythmia". Hurriyet.com.tr (Turkish). http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/10374033.asp. Retrieved 2009-12-26. 
  22. ^ "Arda diagnosed Swine Flu". Fanatik.com.tr (Turkish). http://fanatik.ekolay.net/Arda-Turan-da-domuz-gribi-oldu_3_Detail_32_153430.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  23. ^ "Arda helping people". Milliyet.com.tr (Turkish). http://www.milliyet.com.tr/Cafe/HaberDetay.aspx?aType=HaberDetay&ArticleID=1132481&Date=10.10.2009&Kategori=cafe&b=Minik%20kalpler%20icin%20bulustular. Retrieved 2009-12-26. 
  24. ^ "Arda bought Aston Martin". Sabah.com.tr (Turkish). http://i.sabah.com.tr/2009/07/16/630574687500.jpg. Retrieved 2009-12-26. [dead link]
  25. ^ "New car for Arda!". ayakligazete.com.tr (Turkish). http://www.ayakligazete.com.tr/haber/arda_turan_in_ozel_ithal_ettirdigi_600_milyonluk_yeni_oyuncagi_.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  26. ^ "Arda had a car accident". Internethaber.com (Turkish). http://www.internethaber.com/news_detail.php?id=172948. Retrieved 2009-12-26. 
  27. ^ "Arda's Car After the Acciden". donanimhaber.com (Turkish). http://img.donanimhaber.com/upfiles/711441/BF1702A72E1C46DD9D375A36CFE5C167.jpg. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
  28. ^ "First Training After The Accident". Benguturk.com (Turkish). http://www.benguturk.com/haber_detay.php?haber_id=19787. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 

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