Aldin Turkeš (Bosnian pronunciation: [âldiːn tǔrkeʃ]; born 22 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo. Born in Switzerland, and a former Swiss youth international, he most recently represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Zug, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarajevo | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luzern | |||
| 2013–2015 | Grasshopper | ||
| 2015–2016 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Zürich | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vaduz | 40 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Rapperswil-Jona (loan) | 15 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Rapperswil-Jona | 34 | (16) |
| 2019–2023 | Lausanne-Sport | 61 | (28) |
| 2023–2024 | Winterthur | 33 | (9) |
| 2024– | Sarajevo | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (7) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 1 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Turkeš started his professional career at Zürich, before joining Vaduz in 2016. Two years later, he was loaned to Rapperswil-Jona, with whom he signed permanently later that year. The following year, he moved to Lausanne-Sport.
Club career
editEarly career
editTurkeš started playing football at Luzern, before joining Grasshopper's youth academy in 2013. Two years later, he moved to Zürich's youth setup.[1] He made his professional debut against Young Boys on 27 February 2016 at the age of 19.[2]
In August 2016, he switched to Vaduz.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 28 May 2017.[4]
In January 2018, Turkeš was sent on a six-month loan to Rapperswil-Jona. In July, he joined the team permanently.[5] Turkeš scored his first career hat-trick against Kriens on 28 July.[6]
On 26 June 2019, he signed with Lausanne-Sport.[7] In December 2020, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.[8]
On 9 August 2024, Turkeš signed three-year contract with Sarajevo.[9]
International career
editDespite representing Switzerland on various youth levels, Turkeš decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on senior level.[10]
In September 2018, his application to change sports citizenship from Swiss to Bosnian was approved by FIFA. He was first part of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team.[11]
In October 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly game against Iran and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League games against Netherlands and Italy.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 December 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zürich | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Vaduz | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | 27 | 11 | |
| 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4[b] | 2 | 21 | 8 | |
| Total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 19 | ||
| Rapperswil-Jona (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 15 | 8 | — | — | 15 | 8 | ||
| Rapperswil-Jona | 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 34 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 37 | 19 | |
| Total | 49 | 24 | 3 | 3 | — | 52 | 27 | |||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 34 | 22 | 4 | 3 | — | 38 | 25 | |
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 61 | 28 | 7 | 6 | — | 68 | 34 | |||
| Winterthur | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 35 | 10 | |
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 10 | |||
| Sarajevo | 2024–25 | Bosnian Premier League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 4 | |
| Career total | 201 | 66 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 224 | 94 | ||
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Liechtenstein Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editZürich[13]
Vaduz[13]
Lausanne-Sport[13]
Individual
Performances
- Swiss Challenge League Top Goalscorer: 2019–20
References
edit- ^ "Aldin Turkeš napustio Grasshoppers i potpisao za Zürich". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 27 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "YB gewinnt in Zürich wieder dank Fassnacht". blick.ch (in German). 27 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Aldin Turkeš novi član švicarskog superligaša Vaduza". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Später Luzerner Ausgleich: Vaduz-Abstieg ist jetzt fix". blick.ch (in German). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Aldin Turkeš pronašao novi klub". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Erster Sieg für Absteiger Lausanne, Rappi ist Leader". blick.ch (in German). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Aldin Turkeš prešao u Lausanne". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Aldin Turkeš će morati na još jednu operaciju, očekuje ga veoma duga pauza". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Aldin Turkeš do 2027. na Koševu" (in Bosnian). FK Sarajevo. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "BiH 'krade' napadača Švicarcima". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Turkeš: Rođen sam u Švicarskoj, ali srce je reklo BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za predstojeće utakmice". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "A. Turkeš". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
edit- Aldin Turkeš – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aldin Turkeš at Soccerway
- Aldin Turkeš at WorldFootball.net
- Aldin Turkeš at Sofascore
- Aldin Turkeš at Flashscore.com
