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)	61 (20) 15 0(2)
National team2
2004–2006 2005–2006 2006–	Turkey U19 Turkey U21 Turkey	18 0(8) 03 0(1) 19 0(1)
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.

Career

Manisaspor loan

After performing well for the reserve team, he 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. . And arda , is good to fuck other players in the match. ' Arda has become a legend in turkish football , after his worldclass and amazing goal against trabzonspor , where he score from 20 meters , after he drible 6 players .

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. Newcastle United have reportedly lodged a £11m bid to land Turan although his club are supposedly hoping to fetch closer to £11m for the player. In an in interview on Turkish television Arda said of the bid "I am not sure what will happen with Newcastle, they are a great club with great fans but we will have to see what happens. Moving to England is something I would like as it would be a big step for me in my career. I am looking forward to the European Championships starting so I can show everyone what I can do and maybe I will speak to my good friend Emre about it while I am here." Whether this is a good thing for Newcastle remains to be seen with Emre recently leaving the club to move to Galatasaray's fierce rivals Fenerbahce. Also Real Madrid, Inter, Fiorentina, Arsenal, Valencia and some German and Francish<---french? teams want him.

Honours

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