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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aldin Turkeš | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 26) | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2020 ‡ 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.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | 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 | 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 | ||
Zürich[12]
Vaduz[12]
Lausanne-Sport[12]
Individual
Performances
FC Lausanne-Sport – current squad | |
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