Aldin Turkeš (; born 22 April 1996) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
Bosnian Premier League
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...
club
Sarajevo
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. 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
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
, before joining
Vaduz
Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...
in 2016. Two years later, he was loaned to
Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, Rapperswil-Jona also includes Bollinge ...
, with whom he signed permanently later that year. The following year, he moved to Lausanne-Sport.
Club career
Early career
Turkeš started playing football at
Luzern
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
, before joining
Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grassh ...
's youth academy in 2013. Two years later, he moved to
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
's youth setup. He made his professional debut against
Young Boys on 27 February 2016 at the age of 19.
In August 2016, he switched to
Vaduz
Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...
. He scored his first professional goal on 28 May 2017.
In January 2018, Turkeš was sent on a six-month loan to
Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, Rapperswil-Jona also includes Bollinge ...
. In July, he joined the team permanently. Turkeš scored his first career
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
against
Kriens
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The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.
History
In the oldest documents of the Bened ...
on 28 July.
On 26 June 2019, he signed with
Lausanne-Sport. 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.
On 9 August 2024, Turkeš signed three-year contract with
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
.
International career
Despite representing
Switzerland
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on various youth levels, Turkeš decided to play for
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
on senior level.
In September 2018, his application to change sports citizenship from Swiss to Bosnian was approved by
FIFA
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. He was first part of
Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team.
In October 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for
friendly game against
Iran
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and
2020–21 UEFA Nations League
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games against
Netherlands
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and
Italy
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.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Zürich
[
*]Swiss Cup
The Swiss Cup (; ; ; ) is a football cup competition that has been organised annually since 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association.
The Swiss Cup final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The co ...
: 2015–16
Vaduz[
* Liechtenstein Cup: 2016–17
Lausanne-Sport][
*]Swiss Challenge League
The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the wi ...
: 2019–20
Sarajevo
* Bosnian Cup: 2024–25
Individual
Performances
*Swiss Challenge League
The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the wi ...
Top Goalscorer: 2019–20
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Zug
Footballers from the canton of Zug
Swiss people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Swiss men's footballers
Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
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