Uğur Boral is a Turkish

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 footballer. He currently plays for Fenerbahçe as well as the Turkish national team

Turkey national football team

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Boral is a gifted play-maker and surprises goalkeepers with his deceptive shot. He is naturally left-footed and can play as a left-sided midfielder

Midfielder

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 or as a left-back, given the situation.

Club career

Boral began his career in 1995, when he signed with the amateur club Gaziosmanpaşa Karadenizspor. In 1998, he moved to Alibeyköyspor

Alibeyköyspor

Alibeyköy S.K. is a Turkish sports club based in Alibeyköy quarter of Eyüp, Istanbul. It was founded in 1950 as Adaletspor with red-white colours. It changed its name as Alibeyköy Adalet in 1971 and as Alibeyköyspor in 1980. They played in Second League between 1980-1985...

. He was transferred to Gençlerbirliği during the 2000–01 season after his stay with Kocaelispor

Kocaelispor

Kocaelispor, is the football team of İzmit, Turkey. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season...

. In 2006, Boral signed with Fenerbahçe, where he was given the number 25 shirt. He scored two goals on his Champions League

UEFA Champions League

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 debut against CSKA Moscow on Matchday 6 of the 2007–08 season.

Boral Signed a 1 year contract for Fenerbahçe which will keep him at the club until 2012.

Euro 2008

He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and started the semi-final against Germany

Germany national football team

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 on 25 June 2008 at St. Jakob-Park

St. Jakob-Park

' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland...

, Basel

Basel

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. He scored the opening goal, which was also his first for Turkey. Turkey eventually lost 3–2.

International goal

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 June 2008	St. Jakob-Park St. Jakob-Park ' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland... , Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....		1 – 0	2 – 3	UEFA Euro 2008

Honours

Individual

Fenerbahçe

• Turkcell Süper Lig: 2006–07
• Turkish Super Cup
  Turkish Super Cup
  The TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...
  
  : 2007
  Turkish Super Cup 2007
  The 2007 Turkish Super Cup was a football match between the Turkish Super League Champion, Fenerbahçe S.K., and the Turkish Cup winner, Beşiktaş J.K.. Fenerbahçe won 2-1....
  
  
• Turkish Super Cup
  Turkish Super Cup
  The TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...
  
  : 2009
  Turkish Super Cup 2009
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• Turkcell Süper Lig: 2010–11
  2010–11 Süper Lig
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