page_title: Ben Turner (footballer)
section_title: Cardiff City
hierarchical_section_title: Ben Turner (footballer) / Career / Cardiff City
caption_attribution_description: English: Ben Turner at Cardiff v Derby, Championship, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, 2012-04-17.
context_page_description: Ben Howard Turner is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League Notts County.
context_section_description: On 30 August, Turner passed a medical and agreed a three-year deal with Cardiff City. The move was finalised the following day where he signed for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £750,000. Turner's knee injury, suffered the previous season, kept him out for the first few games following his move, though he made an appearance for the Development Squad against Southampton on 13 September, an encounter which ended in a 1–0 defeat for the Bluebirds. Turner's first involvement with Cardiff's first team was as an unused substitute against Southampton in the Championship on 28 September. His debut came on 1 October 2011, coming as an 84th-minute substitute against Hull City. His first start came two weeks later in 2–2 against Ipswich Town. He made his 100th career appearance on 30 October, against Leeds United. Turner's first goal for Cardiff came on 17 December 2011, in a 3–2 defeat to Middlesbrough. His 100th league appearance came on 31 January, in 1–1 draw with Southampton.
  Turner scored a dramatic equaliser against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in the League Cup Final, in a performance lauded for the way City held their own against the Premier League giants. Cardiff were ultimately beaten 3–2 on penalties. He scored his third goal against Middlesbrough, this time at the Riverside Stadium and Cardiff won 2–0.
  Turner started the 2012–13 season as first-choice centre-half alongside captain Mark Hudson. Sidelined with injury early on in the season, he was kept out of the team by new signing Matt Connolly upon his return. On 12 December, having regained his first-team berth, he signed a new contract keeping him at Cardiff until 2016. Turner was an integral part of the Cardiff side that won promotion from the Championship as League Champions.
  Cardiff survived one season in the top flight and returned to the Championship. During the 2014–15 season, Turner suffered a serious injury which resulted in him missing the majority of the season. The following season, Turner's injury problems continued and following a comeback for Cardiff's development side, he joined former club, Coventry City on loan in November. Turner scored in his first appearance back at Ricoh Arena, however he suffered another ankle injury after 5 appearances and returned to Cardiff. At the end of the season, Turner was not offered a new contract by the club and was subsequently released, making his final appearance against Birmingham City.
caption: Turner playing for Cardiff City in 2012
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