Arda Turan is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club FC Barcelona and is captain of the Turkey national team. At the age of 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was made the captain of Galatasaray. Turan is the first Turk to win the La Liga title, achieving this in the 2013–14 season.

He is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills, and vision.

Arda Turan was recalled for the start of the following 2006–07 season and quickly broke into the first team. Arda helped Galatasaray qualify for the following season's 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, he was handed the captaincy of Galatasaray. As captain at the start of season, he guided his team to six consecutive league wins games which put Galatasaray comfortably at the top of the table.

Turan scored two goals in two minutes as Atletico defeated RCD Espanyol 3-1 on 22 April 2012, to move his side into seventh place and just three points behind Malaga CF for the final Champions League spot. 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 match 2-0. 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 Atletico to the final for the first time since 1974. On as a substitute an hour into the match, Turan scored the decisive goal in the 76th minute for Atletico in their 1-2 away league win against derby rivals Real Madrid on 13 September 2014. After the game, Simeone hailed his impact on Atletico's game.

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