Arda Turan

Midfielder, Football player

1987 –

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Who is Arda Turan?

Arda Turan is a Turkish footballer who currently plays as a winger for Atlético Madrid in the Spanish La Liga and the Turkish national team. At the age of 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was made the captain of Galatasaray. He is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills, and vision.

Arda has 75 senior national caps and 18 goals for Turkey and following a successful UEFA Euro 2008 campaign, he 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. In January 2011, Arda was voted as the third most popular European footballer of 2009, as well as the 14th most popular footballer in the world, by the IFFHS.

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Born
Jan 30, 1987
Fatih
Nationality
  • Turkey
Profession
Lived in
  • Istanbul
  • Fatih

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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