Aldin Turkeš

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.

Aldin Turkeš

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Zug, Switzerland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sarajevo
Number	9
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	21	(7)
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 25 May 2025

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 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

Club

As of match played 31 July 2025^[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	21	7	6	3	—		27	10
	2025–26	Bosnian Premier League	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	1	0
	Total		21	7	6	3	1	0	28	10
Career total			211	70	24	28	5	2	239	100

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Liechtenstein Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Zürich^[13]

• Swiss Cup: 2015–16

Vaduz^[13]

• Liechtenstein Cup: 2016–17

Lausanne-Sport^[13]

• Swiss Challenge League: 2019–20

Sarajevo

• Bosnian Cup: 2024–25

Individual

Performances

• Swiss Challenge League Top Goalscorer: 2019–20