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Aldin Turkeš
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28)
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 9 (2)
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 9 November 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

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Early career

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 9 2 1 1 — 10 3
Career total 199 65 19 26 4 2 222 93
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Liechtenstein Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Zürich[13]

Vaduz[13]

Lausanne-Sport[13]

Individual

Performances

References

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  1. ^ "Aldin Turkeš napustio Grasshoppers i potpisao za Zürich". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 27 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ "YB gewinnt in Zürich wieder dank Fassnacht". blick.ch (in German). 27 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Aldin Turkeš novi član švicarskog superligaša Vaduza". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Später Luzerner Ausgleich: Vaduz-Abstieg ist jetzt fix". blick.ch (in German). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Aldin Turkeš pronašao novi klub". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Erster Sieg für Absteiger Lausanne, Rappi ist Leader". blick.ch (in German). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Aldin Turkeš prešao u Lausanne". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Aldin Turkeš će morati na još jednu operaciju, očekuje ga veoma duga pauza". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Aldin Turkeš do 2027. na Koševu" (in Bosnian). FK Sarajevo. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "BiH 'krade' napadača Švicarcima". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Turkeš: Rođen sam u Švicarskoj, ali srce je reklo BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za predstojeće utakmice". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d "A. Turkeš". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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