Gökhan Inler

He scored his first goal for Udinese in a 2–1 win over Torino, netting in the 52nd minute to make the score 2–0 for Udinese.

Gökhan Inler (born 27 June 1984) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.

Inler began his professional career with FC Basel and later joined FC Aarau and FC Zürich, winning the Swiss Super League in both of his seasons with the latter.

On 20 March 2005, he made his Swiss Super League debut in a 2–3 home defeat against Grasshoppers.

He made his debut for the Switzerland senior team in 2006 and has since earned 89 caps, scoring seven goals, making him the nation's fifth-most capped player of all time.

In January 2006, he was signed by FC Zürich and was part of the 2005–06 and 2007–08 Swiss championship-winning teams.

Inler joined Udinese of the Italian Serie A in July 2007 after the Udine-based club met a buy-out clause in his Zürich contract, joining for an undisclosed fee and signing a five-year contract.

He represented the squad at UEFA Euro 2008 and two FIFA World Cups, captaining the Swiss in Brazil in 2014.

Born in Olten in the Canton of Solothurn, Inler began his career at FC Basel, later FC Aarau.

On 30 March 2008, Inler scored his second Serie A goal, opening the scoring in an eventual 3–1 win over Fiorentina.

Inler also set-up striker Antonio Di Natale for the winning goal later in the match.

In Inler's first season in Italy, he started all domestic games for Udinese, scoring two goals and providing two assists.

Inler and Udinese had a successful season, finishing seventh in Serie A and thus earning a berth in the first round of next season's UEFA Cup.

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 Antonio Di Natale's two goals.

On 18 September, Inler then scored in the first leg of a UEFA Cup qualifying round game away against Borussia Dortmund, a game Udinese won 0–2.

Despite then losing the home leg 2–0 courtesy of two goals from Tamás Hajnal, Udinese progressed after winning 4–3 on penalties, with Inler converting his kick.

Inler featured in all four of Udinese's group stage games as they finished first in their group with nine points.

In the round of 16, Inler started both legs against reigning champions Zenit Saint Petersburg, as Udinese won 2–1 on aggregate against the Russians.

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 yd out.

Diego equalised for the Germans before Fabio Quagliarella netted twice before the break to bring the aggregate score to 4–4.

Two second-half goals for Bremen, however, meant that the hosts were knocked out at the quarterfinal stage.

Inler's goal against Palermo proved to be his only league goal of the season, but he provided three more assists, including one helper in a stunning 6–2 victory over Cagliari on the final matchday of the season.

The win assured that Udinese once again finished seventh in Serie A, this time five points behind Roma for the last European spot.

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.

He failed to score in 33 Serie A appearances and only provided one assist to Antonio Di Natale in a 2–1 loss to eventual champions Inter Milan.

Udinese only secured their Serie A safety on the penultimate day of the season after a 2–2 draw at Cagliari, which also saw the hosts confirm their Serie A place for the next season.

Four days later, Inler scored for Switzerland in a 1–1 draw against Italy in an international friendly in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with former teammate Fabio Quagliarella scoring for the reigning world champions.

Inler and Udinese continued their poor form from the previous year to begin the 2010–11 Serie A campaign, losing four of their first five games, though fortunes quickly started to turn around for each.

Udinese went on a streak of six-straight games without a loss, winning four in a row; in one game, Inler set up Antonio Floro Flores to level for the hosts against Cagliari, a game ending in a 1–1 draw on 7 November 2010.

After four seasons with Udinese in the Italian Serie A, he joined Napoli in 2011, where he twice won the Coppa Italia.

Inler played under-21 football for both Switzerland and Turkey.

Following the winter break, Inler grabbed an assist in Udinese's 2–0 win over Chievo on 6 January 2011.

In an enthralling game at the San Siro the next Sunday, Inler provided Antonio Di Natale with one of his goals in a 4–4 draw against eventual champions Milan.

Inler then scored his first goal of the season in a 3–0 win over Cesena.

The result meant that Udinese had not lost in 2011, a span of eight games, and moved up to sixth in the league table.

Udinese drew their next game against Brescia before winning their next four, including a 7–0 thrashing of Palermo away from home.

In the 13th and final game of their unbeaten streak, Inler scored against Catania in a 2–0 win.

After finally losing, a 2–0 defeat to Lecce, Inler continued his fine run of form, scoring in a 2–1 win over title-chasers Napoli.

Udinese drew with Milan on 22 May, confirming the former's fourth-place finish and Italy's final UEFA Champions League berth with one game remaining in the season.