Gökhan Inler

Gökhan İnler

İnler with Switzerland in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Gökhan İnler
Date of birth	(1984-06-27) 27 June 1984 (age 32)
Place of birth	Olten, Switzerland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Beşiktaş
Number	80
Youth career
1992–1998	Olten
1998–2002	Solothurn
2002–2004	Basel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Basel	0	(0)
2005–2006	Aarau	25	(3)
2006–2007	Zürich	52	(3)
2007–2011	Udinese	141	(6)
2011–2015	Napoli	118	(9)
2015–2016	Leicester City	5	(0)
2016–	Beşiktaş	9	(0)
National team‡
2005	Switzerland U21	3	(0)
2006	Turkey U21	1	(0)
2006–	Switzerland	89	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2015

Gökhan İnler (born 27 June 1984) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Switzerland national team.

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

İnler played under-21 football for both Switzerland and Turkey. He made his debut for the Swiss 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. 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, İnler began his career at FC Basel, later FC Aarau. On 20 March 2005, he made his Swiss Super League debut in a 2–3 home defeat against Grasshoppers. In January 2006, he was signed by FC Zürich and was part of the 2005–06 and 2007–08 Swiss championship-winning teams.