Aldin Turkeš
Personal information | |||
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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 | 12 | (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 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 |
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.
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
[edit]Early career
[edit]Turkeš 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
[edit]Despite 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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 7 December 2024[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 4 | |
Career total | 202 | 66 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 225 | 94 |
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Liechtenstein Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Zürich[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
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zug
- Swiss people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Zürich players
- FC Vaduz players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein
- FC Rapperswil-Jona players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- FC Winterthur players
- FK Sarajevo players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen