*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019
Atila Turan (born 10 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Turkish TFF First League club Çorum. 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 midfielder, but is also capable of playing as a left-back.[2]
Club career
Grenoble
Of Turkish origin,[3] Turan was born in Migennes and played youth football for two amateur clubs in the Yonnedepartment before securing a move to professional club Grenoble 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.[2] Turan made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in a 2–1 defeat to Guingamp in a Coupe de la Liguematch.[4] He made his first Ligue 2 appearance the following week in a 1–0 win over Le Havre.[5]
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 Barcelona and Italian club Fiorentina.[3][9] On 24 June 2011, Turan confirmed to Portuguese radio station Rádio Renascença that he was in negotiations with Sporting Clube de Portugal, however, due to the lengthy judicial process that led to the liquidation of Grenoble being in session, both the club and player were unable to further talks.[10] A month later, after the liquidation of Grenoble was announced, the move was confirmed and Turan was introduced as a Sporting CP player.[11] He signed a five-year contract with the Lisbon club, which included a minimum fee release clause of €30 million.[12]
After failing to make a competitive appearance with Sporting, on 31 August 2011, Turan was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team S.C. Beira-Mar until the end of the season.[13] On 15 October, he made his debut for Beira-Mar in a 1–0 defeat to Marítimo in the Portuguese Cup. A week later, Turan made his league debut appearing as a substitute in a defeat to Benfica.
^"Feuille de match GF38 – Havre AC" [Grenoble – Le Havre match report] (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
^"Feuille de match Grenoble – AC Ajaccio" [Grenoble – Ajaccio match report] (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
^"Feuille de match Châteauroux – Grenoble" [Châteauroux – Grenoble match report] (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
^"Turan no Beira-Mar" [Turan at Beira-Mar] (in Portuguese). Record. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2011.