REFLECTION TASK 3

ARDA TURAN

    Arda Turan was born on 30 January 1987 in Bayrampaşa, İstanbul. He started to play football with his friends at the streets when he was a child. He attended to auditions for Galatasaray in 2000 and started to play in Galatasaray's youth setup. He has 17 goals for 56 league matches during this term. For a short time, he played for Vestel Manisaspor.In 2005-2006 seasons, Turan scored two goals for the team based in Manisa.Later, he was recalled for the start of the following 2006-2007 seasons.Arda's most important performance was the goal that he scored at the Switzerland-Turkey match in 11 June 2008. It was the winning goal for Turkey. On 10 July 2009, he became the captain of Galatasaray after his achievements. In 2011-12 seasons, it was announced that Turan would be joining Atletico Madrid. While he was playing in Atletico, he scored a goal at the match that was played with Juventus and his team won the match thanks to his goal. After the match, he was chosen as "The Man of The Match" by UEFA. On 6 July 2015, FC Barcelona announced the signing of the Turan from Atletico Madrid. The contract will run for five seasons.
    After this success story, if I were a jury member, I would definitely choose Arda Turan as the person of the year. First of all, he started to his dream at a very young age and he struggled for his football life. Secondly, I think that he never forgot his country, where his football life started and he learned everthing about football. Lastly, he was so confident that he always thought to play at British League. He realized his dreams and he became a successful football player. All in all, he is very successful and his success is rising day by day.

         

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