Who is the 19-year-old player who broke Ronaldo's record?

(VTC News) - Arda Guler became the center of attention after scoring a super goal at EURO 2024 and breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's record.

Arda Guler scored a beautiful long-range goal against Georgia in the 65th minute of Turkey's 3-1 win. With this goal, Guler broke Cristiano Ronaldo's record at EURO. Guler became the youngest player to score in his EURO debut at the age of 19 years and 114 days. Previously, Ronaldo held the record when CR7 scored against Greece in Portugal's opening match at EURO 2004. At that time, Ronaldo was 19 years and 128 days. Who is Arda Guler? Arda Guler was born on February 25, 2005 in Altındag (Ankara, Turkey). From a young age, Guler showed his talent for playing football. At the age of 9, Guler joined the training center of Ankara Genclerbirligi Club and quickly attracted the attention of scouts from clubs in Istanbul.

*Arda Guler scores against Georgia at EURO 2024. Photo: Reuters*

In 2019, just before his 14th birthday, Guler moved to Turkish giants Fenerbahce. Here, Guler impressed in the U19 team. As a result, Guler was promoted to Fenerbahce's first team at the age of 16 years and 174 days in a Europa League qualifier against HJK on 19 August 2021. Three days later, Guler made his Turkish Super League debut and assisted Miha Zajc in a 2-0 win over Antalyaspor. In March 2022, Guler became Fenerbahce's youngest goalscorer in the history of the Turkish Super League, when he reached the age of 17 years and 21 days. Guler is known as the "Turkish Messi" because of his good dribbling ability and his skillful left foot. Guler's father, Umit, revealed that since his son was a toddler, he put balloons in front of Guler's left foot to help him practice kicking with his left foot. " There is no left-footed person in our family. So I put balloons and balls in front of Guler's left foot to make him use his left foot more ," Umit shared. In July 2023, Guler made a big step in his career when he moved to Real Madrid for a fee of 20 million euros with a 6-year contract. At the Real Madrid launch event, Guler revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Mesut Ozil and Guti are his idols in football.

In his first season with Real Madrid, Guler scored six goals in 12 appearances. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti praised Guler in March this year after the player scored his first goal for the Spanish royal team in a 4-0 win over Celta Vigo. Guler came on in the 89th minute and scored in the 90+4 minute. "Arda Guler has a future here. Guler only played three minutes but I am sure he can create something with his great talent," coach Carlo Ancelotti declared. Meanwhile, Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos commented on Guler: "He has very good technique, especially in tight areas." Guler's former coach at Fenerbahce, Vitor Pereira, shared with El Pais that the youngster is a special talent, "a player with the ability to think and organize " and "a player with good finishing ability". Guler is said to have a strong personality and always makes the right decisions on the field. Guler has a very special goal celebration gesture. This player often celebrates by touching one hand to his chest, while raising the index finger of the other hand high. "My celebration is based on faith. I believe that everything comes from Allah," Guler revealed. In the Turkish national team, Guler quickly showed his talent. On November 19, 2022, Arda Guler made his first appearance for the Turkish national team in a 2-1 friendly win over the Czech national team. On June 19, 2023, Guler scored his first goal for the Turkish national team in a match against Wales in the EURO 2024 qualifiers. This goal made Guler the youngest player (18 years and 114 days) to score for the Turkish national team in an official match. And most recently, Guler continued to leave his mark with a goal at EURO 2024. This young star is expected to continue to shine in Germany.

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