Arda Turan

Arda Turan
Turan playing for Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987[1]
Place of birth Fatih, Turkey[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir
(on loan from Barcelona)
Number 14
Youth career
1999–2000 Altıntepsi Makelspor
2000–2005 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Galatasaray 130 (29)
2006 → Manisaspor (loan) 15 (2)
2011–2015 Atlético Madrid 127 (13)
2015– Barcelona 36 (5)
2018– → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 11 (2)
National team‡
2002 Turkey U16 10 (2)
2003–2004 Turkey U17 30 (3)
2003–2005 Turkey U18 11 (2)
2004–2006 Turkey U19 17 (6)
2005 Turkey U20 2 (0)
2006 Turkey U21 2 (0)
2006– Turkey 100 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 April 2018

Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from Barcelona, and the Turkey national team.

Turan is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills and vision. At age 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was named captain of Galatasaray.

Following a successful UEFA Euro 2008 campaign, Turan was ranked eighth in a selection of the 100 Best Young Football Players in the World piece published by Spanish magazine Don Balón in July 2008.[3] Turan was ranked 38th in "The 100 Best Footballers in the World" by The Guardian in 2014, the only player on the list to be born in Turkey.[4] On 25 November 2014, Turan was nominated for the UEFA Team of the Year for 2014, among 40 other players.[5][6]

As of May 2018, Turan holds 100 senior national caps and 17 goals for the Turkey national team, making him Turkey's fourth-most capped player of all-time.

Club career

Galatasaray

Turan is a product of the Galatasaray youth. He was promoted to the Galatasaray first-team by manager Gheorghe Hagi in 2004–05 season, and he made his official debut against Bursaspor in a Turkish Cup match on 22 January 2005. He then had a spell on loan to fellow Süper Lig side Manisaspor in the second half of the 2005–06 season. In the 2005–06 season, Turan scored two goals for the team based in Manisa.

Turan was recalled to Galatasaray for the start of the 2006–07 season and quickly broke into the first team. It was during this time that he received his first senior international call up. He helped Galatasaray qualify for the following season's UEFA Champions League group stage. Turan continued his development in the 2007–08 season, scoring seven goals in the second half of the season.

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Turan was handed the captaincy of Galatasaray[7] and given squad number 10, which had previously belonged to Metin Oktay and Hagi; Turan previously wore number 66.[8]

As captain at the start of season, Turan guided his team to six consecutive league wins games which put Galatasaray comfortably at the top of the table. In the 2010–11 season, he was troubled with injuries and played a limited number of games. By the end of the season, he had played in only 12 league matches, scoring two goals; and in three Turkish Cup matches, where he scored one. His impressive performances over the last four years of his Galatasaray career lead to interest from Spanish club Atlético Madrid.[9]

Atlético Madrid

Turan playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013.

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

He was handed the number 11 shirt and made his 2011–12 La Liga debut on 28 August 2011 against Osasuna, entering as a substitute in the second half. He made his UEFA Europa League debut on 15 September against Celtic, starting the match and assisting a goal. On 18 September, he was again selected for the starting XI and provided two assists.

On 25 October, Galatasaray club president Ünal Aysal stated Turan will come back to Galatasaray in the future under right of first refusal that was signed between Galatasaray and Atlético during an interview with Lig TV.[13] On 30 November, Turan scored his first goal for Atlético in a Europa League match against Celtic with a powerful volley. On 11 December, he scored his first La Liga goal with a driven volley just outside the box. In the Europa League match that followed, he netted again in a 3–1 win against Rennes.

Turan scored two goals in two minutes as Atlético defeated Espanyol 3–1 on 22 April 2012 to move his side into seventh place in the league standings and just three points behind Málaga for the final Champions League spot.[14] On 9 May, in the 2012 UEFA Europa League Final against Athletic Bilbao, he made an assist to his teammate Radamel Falcao, which made the score 2–0.

Turan's number was changed from 11 to 10 before the 2012–13 season. He began his season with a game-tying long-distance screamer in Atlético's 1–1 La Liga season opener against Levante. He then won the 2012 UEFA Super Cup with Atlético against Champions League victors Chelsea, assisting Falcao for the third goal of the game in a 4–1 victory.[15] On 16 September 2012, he scored the third goal of the game against Rayo Vallecano in a 4–3 home win. He was instrumental in Atlético's wins in their first two 2013–14 Champions League matches against Zenit Saint Petersburg and Porto, scoring a goal in each match.[16] On 30 April 2014, he scored the last goal of a 3–1 away win against Chelsea in the semi-finals of the Champions League, sending Atlético to the final for the first time since 1974.[17]

Entering the match as a substitute one hour into the match, Turan scored the decisive goal in the 76th minute for Atlético in their 1–2 away league win against derby rivals Real Madrid on 13 September 2014. After the match, Atlético manager Diego Simeone hailed Turan's impact on Atlético's game.[18] On 1 October 2014, Turan scored the only goal of the match in the 1–0 win against Juventus in the group stage of the 2014–15 Champions League season. On 28 January 2015, in the 47th minute of the home leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final against Barcelona, Turan threw his boot in the direction of the assistant referee, when he was denied a free-kick for an alleged foul by Ivan Rakitić.[19] After the match, however, he was not handed a ban for the incident.[20] Atlético were eliminated from the tournament as the match ended with a 2–3 defeat, 2–4 defeat on aggregate. On 22 April, Turan was sent off for a foul on Sergio Ramos as Atlético lost 0–1 at Real Madrid to be eliminated from the quarter-finals of the Champions League.[21]

Barcelona

On 6 July 2015, Barcelona announced the signing of Turan from Atlético for €34 million, plus €7 million in variables. The contract will run for five seasons, but Turan would only be able to debut for the Catalans in January 2016, after Barcelona's transfer ban had been lifted.[22] On 29 December 2015, Turan picked number 7 for his shirt.[23][24] Stating the match in the starting line-up, Turan made his debut on 6 January 2016 in a Derbi barceloní encounter against Espanyol in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, which ended 4–1 for Barcelona.[25] He placed a shot in the second half that was saved by Espanyol goalkeeper Pau.[25] Turan played his first Liga match with Barcelona on 9 January 2016, the 17th matchday of the season, at home against Granada. The match ended 4–0, with Turan assisting Lionel Messi's opening goal.[26][27] On 17 August 2016, Turan scored twice and Lionel Messi once as Barcelona earned a 3–0 second-leg victory over Sevilla to win the 2016 Supercopa de España 5–0 on aggregate.[28]

On 7 December 2016, Turan scored his first hat-trick for Barcelona during a Champions League group stage match against Borussia Mönchengladbach. He became the sixth player in Barça history to score a hat-trick in the Champions League, after Messi, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Samuel Eto'o and Neymar.[29] This also marked Turan's first hat-trick in European competitions.

İstanbul Başakşehir (loan)

After not playing a single game for Barcelona in the 2017–18 season, Arda was loaned out to Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir for the remainder of the season and two more, in the winter transfer window.[30] He made his debut for the club in a league match on 21 January 2018, coming off the bench in the 65th minute mark and scoring the third goal in the 3–0 away win over Bursaspor.[31] On 4 May 2018, Turan was sent off in a league match against Sivasspor for pushing an assistant referee after disagreeing with a ruling.[32] He received a 16-match ban from the Turkish Federation's disciplinary board, the longest punishment ever issued to a player in the country.[33] Later, however, the ban was reduced to 10 games by TFF's arbitration board.[34]

International career

Turan playing for Turkey in 2016.

Turan was a Turkish international regular, having made over 90 appearances for Turkey at senior level. He made his debut in the 1–0 friendly victory over Luxembourg on 16 August 2006, having worked his way through the youth national team at the under-19 and under-21 levels. He scored his first international goal on 25 May 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay.

Turan featured in nine of Turkey's 12 qualification matches for Euro 2008, and starred in the finals of the tournament itself. Turan scored two goals during Turkey's progression to the semi-finals. The first was a last-minute winner against co-hosts Switzerland in their second group stage match to eliminate them from the competition.[35] His second came in the final group stage match 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 second half, beating goalkeeper Petr Čech with a low shot, which led to Turkey coming from 2–0 down to win the match.[36] He also successfully converted a spot-kick in the penalty shootout against Croatia in the quarter-finals,[37] taking Turkey to the semi-finals, where they were eventually knocked out by losing finalists Germany.

Turan scored two goals during the qualification rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but ultimately Turkey failed to qualify from their group. After a qualifier in September 2008 between Armenia and Turkey – the two sides having historical political problems – both teams received a FIFA Fair Play Award for 2008.[38]

Turan scored the Turkish national team's 600th international goal in a 2010 World Cup qualification game, against Estonia on 5 September 2009.[39] he scored four goals for Turkey during the qualification rounds of the Euro 2012, two against Kazakhstan, one against Belgium, and one against Austria. Turkey, however, could not qualify for the final stages of Euro 2012 after being eliminated by Croatia in the play-offs.

In June 2017, Turan attacked verbally and tried to strangulate journalist Bilal Meşe in a plane trip back from a game against Macedonia. He then stated that he didn't feel any remorse and that he would not be playing for Turkey anymore.[40][41] However, after the sacking of head coach Fatih Terim and the new coach Mircea Lucescu expressing his wish for Turan to return, he declared in August that he would resume playing for Turkey.[42]

He was granted his 100th international appearance for Turkey in the 3-0 defeat to Iceland national football team in 2018 World Cup qualifying group match in October 2017.[43]

Outside football

Personal life

Turan is Muslim.[44]

Turan states that while he enjoys being compared to current Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi, he thinks that Messi is the "greatest player in the world".[45]

On 16 November 2008, Turan collapsed during a match against İstanbul BB. After being rushed to hospital, he was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia.[46] The day after the incident, doctors declared that Turan 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.[47]

Turan has a passion for cars and currently drives a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and an Audi RS6. In January 2009, he was involved in car crash in Istanbul.[48][49] Turan suffered no serious injuries and continued training with only cuts and bruises.[50]

Turan had been dating Turkish actress Sinem Kobal since August 2009.[51] The pair became engaged in January 2010, however they split in late 2013.[52][53] Turan who was in a long-term relationship with Aslıhan Doğan married her on 11 March 2018. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the wedding where he was acting as a witness of the marriage.[54][55]

Charity

Turan is also known for his humanitarian work, especially in the helping of sick children.[56]

On 11 May 2014, Turan was announced as a goodwill ambassador for the Khojaly massacre.[57][58][59] His ambassador activities are aimed to raise awareness about this issue and promoting world peace.[60][61]

Media

In January 2010, Turan was voted as the third-most popular European footballer of 2009, as well as the 14th-most popular footballer in the world, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).[62][63] He is featured on the cover of the video game FIFA 15 in Turkey, together with teammate Lionel Messi.[64]

Politics

Turan is known for his long-standing support of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[65]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2018.[66][67][68][69]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Galatasaray 2004–05 Süper Lig 101000—20
2006–07 295317[lower-alpha 1]200398
2007–08 307707[lower-alpha 2]1—448
2008–09 2986211[lower-alpha 3]2004612
2009–10 2976412[lower-alpha 4]0—4711
2010–11 122314[lower-alpha 4]3—196
Total130292684180019745
Manisaspor (loan) 2005–06 Süper Lig 15200——152
Total15200——152
Atlético Madrid 2011–12 La Liga 3330012[lower-alpha 4]2—455
2012–13 325702[lower-alpha 4]0— 415
2013–14 303529[lower-alpha 1]42[lower-alpha 5]0469
2014–15 3224010[lower-alpha 1]100463
Total127131623372017822
Barcelona 2015–16 La Liga 182403[lower-alpha 1]000252
2016–17 183545[lower-alpha 1]42[lower-alpha 5]23013
2017–18 0000000000
Total3659384225515
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 2017–18 Süper Lig 11200——112
Total11200——112
Career total31951511481194245686
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ All appearances in UEFA cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 All appearances in Europa League
  5. 1 2 All appearances in Supercopa de España

International

As of 7 October 2017.[70]
Turkey national team
YearAppsGoals
200650
200790
2008124
200991
201075
201182
2012110
2013101
201470
201593
201681
201750
Total10017

International goals

As of match played 3 September 2017. Turkey score listed first, score column indicates score after each Turan goal.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 May 2008Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany Uruguay1–02–3Friendly
211 June 2008St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland2–12–1Euro 2008
315 June 2008Stade de Genève, Geneve, Switzerland Czech Republic1–23–2Euro 2008
411 October 2008Inonu Stadium, istanbul, Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina1–12–12010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
55 September 2009Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri, Turkey Estonia3–24–22010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
622 May 2010Red Bull Arena, New Jersey, United States Czech Republic1–02–1Friendly
729 May 2010Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia United States1–01–2Friendly
811 August 2010Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, İstanbul, Türkiye Romania2–02–0Friendly
93 September 2010Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan2–03–0Euro 2012 qualification
107 September 2010Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, İstanbul, Turkey Belgium3–23–2Euro 2012 qualification
1129 March 2011Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, İstanbul, Turkey Austria1–02–0Euro 2012 qualification
122 September 2011Türk Telekom Arena, İstanbul, Turkey Kazakhstan2–12–1Euro 2012 qualification
136 September 2013Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri, Turkey Andorra5–05–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
1412 June 2015Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1–01–0Euro 2016 qualification
156 September 2015Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey Netherlands2–03–0Euro 2016 qualification
1613 November 2015Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar1–02–1Friendly
1729 March 2016Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria Austria2–12–1Friendly

Honours

Club

Turan (in sunglasses) on Atlético's victory parade after winning La Liga in 2014
Galatasaray
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona

International

Turkey

See also

References

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