Aldin Turkeš
Bosnian footballer (born 1996)
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Aldin Turkeš (Bosnian pronunciation: [âldiːn tǔrkeʃ]; born 22 April 1996) is a Swiss-Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Winterthur. Born in Switzerland, and a former Swiss youth international, he most recently represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Zug, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Winterthur | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2026 | Sarajevo | 29 | (7) |
| 2025 | → Al-Ittifaq (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2026– | Winterthur | 0 | (0) |
| 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 as of 21 February 2026 | |||
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]
On 9 August 2024, Turkeš signed three-year contract with Sarajevo.[9]
International career
Despite representing Switzerland at various youth levels, Turkeš decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level.[10] In September 2018, his request to switch international allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina was approved by FIFA, and a month later he became part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team, making his debut in a UEFA Euro 2019 qualification match against Portugal after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Amer Gojak and scoring his side's second goal in a 2–4 away defeat.[11]
After his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina U21, there were reports that he might switch his allegiance to Kosovo.[12] In October 2020, he received his first senior call-up for a friendly against Iran and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League matches against Netherlands and Italy.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 March 2026[14]
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 27 | 10 | |
| 2025–26 | Bosnian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 | ||
| Al-Ittifaq (loan) | 2025–26 | UAE First Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 228 | 72 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 259 | 102 | ||
- Includes Swiss Cup, Liechtenstein Cup, Bosnian Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Zürich[14]
Vaduz[14]
Lausanne-Sport[14]
Sarajevo
Individual
Performances
- Swiss Challenge League Top Goalscorer: 2019–20
