Gökhan Inler

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Gökhan Inler

Inler with Switzerland in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-27) 27 June 1984
Place of birthOlten, Switzerland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionCentral midfielder
Club information
Current clubNapoli
Number88
Youth career
1992–1998Olten
1998–2002Solothurn
2002–2004Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2005Basel0(0)
2005–2006Aarau25(3)
2006–2007Zürich52(3)
2007–2011Udinese141(6)
2011–Napoli82(7)
National team‡
2006Turkey U211(0)
2006–Switzerland67(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:47, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Gökhan Inler (Turkish: Gökhan İnler,[2] born 27 June 1984) is a Swiss-Turkish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A side Napoli.[3]

Club career

Early career

Inler battling for a header

Inler started his career at FC Basel, but was later loaned out to FC Schaffhausen. In the beginning of the 2004–05 season, Fenerbahçe tried İnler and Önder Çengel in the pre-season training camp program in Germany and signed a four-year contract with both of them. However, then coach Christoph Daum declared that both players were not good enough to play for Fenerbahçe. Inler returned to Switzerland and played for FC Aarau. On 20 March 2005, Inler made his Swiss Super League debut in the FC Aarau 2–3 home defeat against Grasshoppers. In January 2006, he was signed by FC Zürich and was part of the 2005–06 and 2006–07 Swiss Championship winning team.

Udinese

Inler joined Udinese in July 2007 after the club met a buy-out clause in his Zürich contract, joining for an undisclosed fee and signing a five-year deal.[4] He scored his first goal for Udinese in a 2–1 win over Torino F.C.. He scored in the 52nd minute, taking Udinese 2–0 up at the time.[5] On 30 March 2008, Inler scored his second Serie A goal opening the scoring in a 3–1 win over Fiorentina. Inler also set up striker Antonio Di Natale for the winning goal later in the match.[6] In Inler's first season in Italy, he started every game providing 2 goals and 2 assists.[7] Inler and Udinese had a very successful season finishing 7th in Serie A and earning a birth in the first round of the UEFA Cup spot.[8]

On the opening day of the 2008–09 Serie A season, Inler scored the third goal of a 3–1 win over Palermo and provided an assist for one of Di Natale's two goals.[9] On 18 September Inler scored in the first leg of a UEFA Cup qualifying round game against Borussia Dortmund in Germany, that Udinese won 2–0.[10] Udinese lost the home leg 2–0 courtesy of two goals from Tamas Hajnal, but Udinese won in penalties 4–3, with Inler making his.[11] Inler featured in all four of Udinese's group stage games, as they finished first in their group with 9 points.[12][13][14][15] In the Round of 16, Inler started both legs against reigning champions Zenit St. Petersburg, as Udinese won 2–1 on aggregate against the Russians.[16] In the quarterfinal round against Werder Bremen, Udinese lost the first leg 3–1 away from home. But in the second leg, Inler struck early on for the hosts netting a dipping shot from over 25 yards out.[17] Diego equalized for the Germans before Fabio Quagliarella netted twice before the break to bring the aggregate score to 4–4. However two second half goals for Bremen meant that the hosts were knocked out at the quarterfinal stage.[18] Inler's goal against Palermo proved to be his only league goal of the season, but he provided three more assists including one in a stunning 6–2 victory over Cagliari on the final matchday of the season.[19] The win assured that Udinese once again finished 7th in Serie A, this time 5 points behind AS Roma in the last European spot.[20]

Udinese and Inler found the next season much more difficult. The playmaker did not have a successful season following his breakout campaign in the UEFA Cup from the previous year. Inler did not score in 33 Serie A appearances and only provided one assist to Di Natale in a 2–1 loss to champions Internazionale.[21] Udinese only secured their Serie A safety on the penultimate day of the season with a 2–2 draw at Cagliari, which also saw the hosts confirm their Serie A status.[22] Four days later, Inler scored in a 1–1 draw against Italy in an international friendly in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with former teammate Quagliarella scoring for the world champions.[23]

2010–11

Inler and Udinese continued their bad form to start the 2010–11 Serie A campaign, losing four of their first five games.[7] But things quickly started to turn around for each. Udinese went on a streak of six games without a loss, winning four in a row. Inler set up Antonio Floro Flores to level for the hosts against Cagliari, the game ending in a 1–1 draw on 7 November 2010.[24] Following the winter break, Inler grabbed an assist in Udinese's 2–0 win over Chievo Verona on 6 January 2011.[25] In an enthralling game at the San Siro the next Sunday, Inler provided Di Natale with one of his goals in a 4–4 draw against eventual champions AC Milan.[26] Inler scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3–0 win over Cesena. The result meant that Udinese had not lost in 2011, 8 games, and moved up to sixth in the Serie A standings.[27] Udinese drew their next Games against Brescia, before winning their next four, including a 7–0 thrashing of Palermo away from home.[28] In the thirteenth and final game of their unbeaten streak, Inler scored against Catania in a 2–0 win.[29] After finally losing, 2–0 to Lecce, Inler continued his fine run scoring in a 2–1 win over title chasers Napoli.[30] Udinese drew with Milan on 22 May confirming that they would finish fourth and earn Italy's final Champions League berth, with one game remaining in the season.[31]

Napoli

Because of his good form in Udinese, helping them finish fourth in the 2010-11 Serie A table and securing a Champions League playoff spot, transfer speculation was rife that Inler would be on the move. In May 2011, Udinese agreed a deal with SSC Napoli in a deal for the player worth €13 million.[32] In July, Inler finally agreed personal terms with Napoli and was unveiled on 11 July, being presented in an unconventional manner, wearing a lion mask to hide his identity and sporting the jersey number of 88.[33] He made his Napoli debut in their 3–1 away win at AC Cesena on 10 September.[34] Inler provided an assist for Federico Fernández in a 3–2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the group stages of the Champions League on 2 November.[35] In the same game, he was involved in a challenge with Bastian Schweinsteiger that resulted in the Germany midfielder requiring surgery for a broken collarbone.[36] On 7 December 2011, Inler scored his first goal for the club, and his first in the Champions League. He opened the scoring with a left-footed drive in a 2-0 away win over Villareal in the final game of the Champions League group stage, in which a win would take them through to the knockout stages of the competition, no matter what the result between Manchester City and Bayern Munich.[37]

In Napoli's Round of 16 tie against Chelsea, Inler scored a long range drive in the second leg at Stamford Bridge to send the game into extra-time.[38] A late goal from Branislav Ivanovic ensured Chelsea progressed to the quarterfinals 5-4 on aggregate.[39] On 25 April 2012, Napoli headed to the Stadio Via del Mare to face Lecce, and Inler provided both assists for goals by Marek Hamsik and Edinson Cavani, climbing into fourth place in the Serie A standings.[40] Later on in the season, Inler played in the Coppa Italia final against Scudetto winners Juventus and won his first piece of silverware with the Partenopei as they defeated Juve 2-0.[41]

International career

Inler has played for the Turkish national under-21 team before making his debut for the Swiss national team.[42] On 2 September 2006, he made his senior international debut in a friendly against Venezuela in Basel.[43] On 16 June 2010 he captained Switzerland against Spain in their group stage match of 2010 FIFA World Cup, a match which Switzerland won 1–0.[44]

International goals

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aarau
2004–05 1430000143
2005–06 1100000110
Total 2530000253
Zürich
2005–06 1720000172
2006–07 3510020371
Total 5230020543
Udinese
2007–08 37230--402
2008–09 36110122493
2009–10 33041--371
2010–11 35310--363
Total 1416911221629
Napoli
2011–12 3604082482
2012–13 3162060396
2013–14 1510051202
Total 8276019310710
Career total 3001915133534825

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2012[45]

National team

Switzerland national team
YearAppsGoals
200630
2007101
2008130
200970
2010123
201190
201292
201370
Total706

Personal life

Inler, although born in Switzerland has parents of Turkish origin.[46]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render.aspx?root=1391&content=0
  2. ↑ "HABER: Gökhan İnler, Milli Takım Heyetine Kırgın haberi". Spor.haberler.com. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  3. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2011/07/11/2570066/gokhan-inler-unmasked-as-napoli-signing-in-bizarre-lion
  4. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=550574.html
  5. ↑ Serie A15:30 EDT, 31 October 2007Stadio Friuli (31 October 2007). "Report: Udinese v Torino – Italian Serie A – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  6. ↑ Serie A9:00 EDT, 30 March 2008Stadio Friuli (30 March 2008). "Gamecast: Udinese v Fiorentina – Italian Serie A – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gökhan Inler Bio, Stats, News – Football / Soccer – - ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 27 June 1984. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  8. ↑ "2007/08 Italian Serie A Table / Standings – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Match: Udinese v Palermo – Italian Serie A – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Match: Borussia Dortmund v Udinese – UEFA Cup – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  11. ↑ "Match: Udinese v Borussia Dortmund – UEFA Cup – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Report: Spartak Moscow v Udinese – UEFA Cup – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Report: Udinese v Tottenham Hotspur – UEFA Cup – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Report: Udinese v Dinamo Zagreb – UEFA Cup – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  15. ↑ "Report: NEC Nijmegen v Udinese – UEFA Cup – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  16. ↑ "Udinese bounce defending champions Zenit out of UEFA Cup". Tsn.ca. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  17. ↑ papaamericanoop0. "Udinese 1–0 Werder Inler‏". YouTube. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Report: Udinese v Werder Bremen – UEFA Cup – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  19. ↑ "Report: Udinese v Cagliari – Italian Serie A – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  20. ↑ "2008/09 Italian Serie A Table / Standings – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  21. ↑ "Report: Internazionale v Udinese – Italian Serie A – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  22. ↑ "Report: Cagliari v Udinese – Italian Serie A – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  23. ↑ "Report: Switzerland v Italy – International Friendly – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  24. ↑ "Report: Udinese v Cagliari – Italian Serie A – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  25. ↑ "Report: Udinese v Chievo Verona – Italian Serie A – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  26. ↑ Meadows, Mark. "Milan draw 4–4 with Udinese, Inter triumph | Football | Reuters". Football.uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  27. ↑ "Cesena vs Udinese Report". Goal.com. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  28. ↑ Gardner, Alan (28 February 2011). "Palermo's destruction by Udinese leaves Delio Rossi on the brink | Football". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  29. ↑ Author Scot Munroe  (65 Posts) (20 March 2011). "Udinese 2–0 Catania: Unbeaten Streak Continues". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  30. ↑ "Napoli 1–2 Udinese: Guidolin without Di Natale and Sanchez, but masterminds great victory". Zonal Marking. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  31. ↑ "Udine, Champions League party, 0–0 with AC Milan is enough – Football – La Gazzetta dello Sport". English.gazzetta.it. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  32. ↑ Napoli agree summer switch for Gokhan Inler from Udinese – report – Goal.com
  33. ↑ "Mane man Gokhan Inler the pride of Napoli – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  34. ↑ "Napoli, 3–1 a Cesena. Lavezzi-Hamsik show! – Napoli / Serie A / Calcio". Tuttosport. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  35. ↑ "Report: Bayern Munich v Napoli – UEFA Champions League – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  36. ↑ Agencies (2 November 2011). "Bayern Munich 3–2 Napoli | Champions League Group A match report | Football | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  37. ↑ "Villarreal 0-2 Napoli". The Guardian (London). 7 December 2011. 
  38. ↑ Custis, Shaun. The Sun (London) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4195424/Chelsea-4-1-Napoli-Match-report-pictures.html |url= missing title (help). 
  39. ↑ Taylor, Daniel (14 March 2012). "Chelsea 4-1 Napoli (Chelsea win 5-4 on agg)". The Guardian (London). 
  40. ↑ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=326883&cc=5901
  41. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/78417/juventus-vs-napoli/report
  42. ↑ "GÖKHAN İNLER - Player Details TFF". TFF.org.tr. Retrieved 20 December 2013. 
  43. ↑ "Gökhan İnler profile at". Footballdatabase.com. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  44. ↑ Sheringham, Sam. "Spain 0–1 Switzerland". BBC News. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  45. ↑ "İnler career stats". Transfermarkt. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 
  46. ↑ White, Duncan (4 September 2010). "Swiss-Turkish Players". The Daily Telegraph (London). 

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