Arda Güler (born 25 February 2005) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arda Güler | ||
Date of birth | (2005-02-25) 25 February 2005 (age 17) | ||
Place of birth | Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
2019–2021 | Fenerbahçe | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Fenerbahçe | 13 | (5) |
National team | |||
2021– | Turkey U17 | 10 | (4) |
2022– | Turkey U21 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2022 |
Güler started his youth career at Ankara-based club Gençlerbirliği, in 2014.[citation needed] He joined Fenerbahçe youth ranks in 2019.[citation needed]
Güler signed a two-and-a-half-year-long professional contract with Fenerbahçe, on 13 January 2021.[2] He was already seen as a big prospect for future even before playing a senior game.[citation needed]
Güler made his senior debut as a substitute player against Finnish club HJK in the play-off round encounter of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League. Held at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, on 19 August 2021, it ended 1–0 for Fenerbahçe.[3] In his first Süper Lig match, on 22 August 2021, he provided the assist allowing Miha Zajc to score the 1–0 in the 89th minute of the game.
He started getting more playing time as the 2021–22 season progressed. In March 2022, Güler became the youngest goalscorer in Süper Lig history, having just turned 17 three weeks earlier. By May 2022, Güler had scored 3 goals and delivered 3 assists in just 255 minutes of playing time. After an impressing start to his career, it was reported that big European clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and PSG showed their interest in signing him.[4][5]
On March 17, 2022, Fenerbahçe announced to sign three years contract with him.[6]
In the start of 2022–23 season, Güler was given the number 10, which has a special meaning for Fenerbahçe fans, being the number of club's legend Alex de Souza.[7] He played his first match of the season against Kasımpaşa and scored 2 goals in 21 minutes of play.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||||
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Season | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
Fenerbahçe | Süper Lig | 2021–22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 11 |
Fenerbahçe | Süper Lig | 2022–23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 11 | ||
Fenerbahçe S.K. – current squad | |
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