Aldin Turkeš

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Aldin Turkeš
Personal information
Full name Aldin Turkeš
Date of birth (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Zug, Switzerland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lausanne-Sport
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– Lausanne-Sport 47 (28)
National team‡
2014 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2014–2015 Switzerland U19 9 (7)
2016 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2020
‡ 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 Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport.

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[]

Early career[]

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]

International career[]

Despite representing Switzerland on various youth levels, Turkeš decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on senior level.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 23 December 2020[12]
Club Season League Cup 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 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
Total 47 28 5 4 – 52 32
Career total 143 54 12 22 4 2 159 78

Honours[]

Zürich[12]

Vaduz[12]

Lausanne-Sport[12]

Individual

Performances

References[]

  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 Bosnian). 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 Bosnian). 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 Bosnian). 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. ^ "BiH 'krade' napadača Švicarcima". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Turkeš: Rođen sam u Švicarskoj, ali srce je reklo BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za predstojeće utakmice". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d "A. Turkeš". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

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