Atila Turan (born 10 April 1992) is a professional

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who plays for Turkish

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Turkey national team internationally, having played for France at youth international levels U16 through U19 before switching to the Turkey U21. He plays mainly as a left

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, but is also capable of playing as a

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Club career

Grenoble

Of Turkish origin, Turan was born in

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and played youth football for two amateur clubs in the

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department before securing a move to professional club

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in July 2008. After three years in the club's youth academy, on 3 February 2010, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal. Turan made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in a 2–1 defeat to

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in a

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. He made his first

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appearance the following week in a 1–0 win over

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. Turan scored his first professional goal on 29 October 2010, netting the equalizing goal in a 1–1 home draw against

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. A week later, he scored his second career goal in a 4–3 defeat to

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. Turan finished his debut campaign with 24 total appearances and three goals as Grenoble finished the season last, which led to a second consecutive relegation to the

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, the third level of

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Sporting CP

Despite Grenoble's performance during the 2010–11 season, Turan earned individual praise for his performances and was, subsequently, scouted by several clubs abroad, most notably Spanish club

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and Italian club

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. On 24 June 2011, Turan confirmed to Portuguese radio station

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that he was in negotiations with

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, however, due to the lengthy judicial process that led to the

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of Grenoble being in session, both the club and player were unable to further talks. A month later, after the liquidation of Grenoble was announced, the move was confirmed and Turan was introduced as a Sporting CP player. He signed a five-year contract with the

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club, which included a minimum fee release clause of €30 million. After failing to make a competitive appearance with Sporting, on 31 August 2011, Turan was loaned to fellow

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team

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until the end of the season. On 15 October, he made his debut for Beira-Mar in a 1–0 defeat to Marítimo in the

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. A week later, Turan made his league debut appearing as a substitute in a defeat to Benfica. In June 2017 Turan joined

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International career

Turan was a France youth international having earned caps at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 level. With the under-17 team, he played at the

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. In February 2013, he was called up to the Turkish under-21 team for a match against

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. Turan made his senior debut for the senior Turkey national team in a friendly –2-0 loss to

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on 9 November 2017.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turan, Atila 1992 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers French sportspeople of Turkish descent French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Süper Lig players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Grenoble Foot 38 players Sporting CP footballers Sporting CP B players S.C. Beira-Mar players Orduspor footballers Stade de Reims players Kayserispor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Kocaelispor footballers Çorum F.K. footballers French expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Sportspeople from Yonne 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen