Ben Turner departs Cardiff City

Cardiff City have announced that defender Ben Turner will depart the club this summer, after not being offered a new contract.

The 28-year old joined the Bluebirds in 2011, and has made 121 appearances for the club. Turner will leave being best remembered for his equaliser against Liverpool in 2012 League Cup Final.

The Birmingham-born man is not the only recognisable name that will be leaving the club, with former Stoke and Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones also being released. The Trinidad and Tobago frontman, who joined the club in 2014, was loaned to UAE side Al Jazira during the second half of the season.

Joining Turner and Jones on their way out of the Cardiff City Stadium are goalkeeper Joe Lewis, forward Etien Velikonja and midfielder Filip Kiss.

Lewis joined the club from Peterborough in 2012, but failed to make an impact at the club, only making five senior appearances after loan spells with Blackpool and Fulham.

Slovenian international Velikonja also signed for the club in 2012, but failed to score during his time at the club, again only making five appearances.

Kiss originally joined the club on a loan deal from SK Slovan Bratislava, before signing a permanent deal in Wales. The 25 year old spent loan spells at Ross County and Haugesund.

Here’s the full retained list:

Development squad released: Jazzi Barnum-Bobb, Abdi Noor, Tyler Roche and Curtis Watkins

Development squad offered new deals: Luke O’Reilly, Elijah Phipps, Jamie Veale, Macauley Southam, David Tutonda, Ashley Baker, Dylan Rees, Tom James, Robbie Patten, Tommy O’Sullivan and Theo Wharton.