Arda Turan

Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player who mainly played as a winger. He is currently the manager of Eyüpspor.

Arda Turan
Turan with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name Arda Turan
Date of birth (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987
Place of birth Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eyüpspor (manager)
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)
2015–2020 Barcelona 36 (5)
2018–2020 → Istanbul Başakşehir (loan) 37 (2)
2020–2022 Galatasaray 39 (4)
Total 384 (55)
International career
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)
2006–2017 Turkey 100 (17)
Managerial career
2023– Eyüpspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his playing career, Turan was 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. 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. On 25 November 2014, Turan was nominated for the UEFA Team of the Year for 2014, among 39 other players.

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

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