Gökhan Inler

Swiss football midfielder

Gökhan Inler - Swiss football midfielder
Born

June 27th, 1984
41 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Switzerland

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A Swiss professional footballer, played as a midfielder. Started his professional career at FC Winterthur before moving to Grasshopper Club Zurich. Achieved significant success at Udinese Calcio, becoming a key player. Transferred to Napoli, where contributed to a Coppa Italia title in 2012. Later signed with Leicester City, winning the Premier League in the 2015-2016 season.

Winning the Coppa Italia with Napoli in 2012

Winning the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016

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