Then finally, he also got inducted in the Three Lions squad in 2002. Since then he has made twenty one appearances with scoring twice in the process.
The long time playing Lily White man made the spot of the Captain in the start of 2005 and since then has successfully led the team in all the matches that he has played.
When this player originally joined the team, he had a knee problem which really limited his playing time but he has recovered from it and performs better than ever in the squad right now.
King is an exemplary defender in the team. He has pace, strength, composure and tackling abilities. He is a consistent player and has an amazing work ethic which he keeps on the side of his leadership skills.
Arda Turan, Galatasaray
Arda Turan is the 23-year-old Turkish footballer who plays at the position of left winger. He captains the first tier Turkish league club Galatasaray and does a brilliant job at it.
Turan started his youth career with Altintepsispor in 1999 then after a year moved to Galatasaray’s academy in 2000 and was a part of the academy for the next five years.
He finally made it to the club’s second team in 2003 and spent two years there making fifty six appearances with seventeen goals.
Then finally in 2004, he made it to the first team squad and since then has made a hundred and fifteen appearances for the club and netted twenty six goals in the process.
He went to Manisaspor in 2005 on a loan spell after only a year when he was inducted in the team. He scored 2 goals for them in fifteen appearances.
He has also been a part of the Turkish national team’s squad since 2002 starting with the under sixteen squad then made his way through the under seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty and twenty one team to make it to the first team national squad in 2006.
Arda Turan made it through all the national teams before making it to the first team and this speaks highly of the player as he has matured and grown a lot in the process.
Since making it to Turkey’s national team, he has made forty three appearances with netting ten goals.
This youngster landed himself the captain’s armband last year but he excels in almost everything he does on the football field. Since coming to the captainship, he has demonstrated that he does in fact posses many leadership skills.
He is a prolific goal scorer who makes numerous chances for his team-mates in the attack. He leads the team, plays with consistency, and has taken the reputation of being one of the brightest players in the Turkish Football League.
He demonstrated his skills in Euro 2008 and in the FIFA 2010 World Cup as he scored two goals in the qualification rounds. He is now currently training for the Euro 2012 as he has already been named in the squad.
To be continued…
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