Aldin Turkeš (; 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.
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. He made his professional debut against Young Boys on 27 February 2016 at the age of 19.
In August 2016, he switched to Vaduz. He scored his first professional goal on 28 May 2017.
In January 2018, Turkeš was sent on a six-month loan to Rapperswil-Jona. In July, he joined the team permanently. Turkeš scored his first career hat-trick against Kriens 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.
International career Despite representing Switzerland at various youth levels, Turkeš decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level. 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.
After his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina U21, there were reports that he might switch his allegiance to Kosovo. 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZürich2015–16Swiss Super League7000—70Vaduz2016–17Swiss Super League241310—27112017–18Swiss Challenge League1611542218Total402415424819Rapperswil-Jona (loan)2017–18Swiss Challenge League158——158Rapperswil-Jona2018–19Swiss Challenge League341633—3719Total492433—5227Lausanne-Sport2019–20Swiss Challenge League342243—38252020–21Swiss Super League13611—1472021–22Swiss Super League0000—002022–23Swiss Super League14022—162Total612876—6834Winterthur2023–24Swiss Super League31941—35102024–25Swiss Super League2000—20Total33941—3710Sarajevo2024–25Bosnian Premier League21763—27102025–26Bosnian Premier League803010120Total29793103910Al-Ittifaq (loan)2025–26UAE First Division92——92Career total22872272852259102
Honours Zürich Swiss Cup: 2015–16
Vaduz Liechtenstein Cup: 2016–17
Lausanne-Sport Swiss Challenge League: 2019–20
Sarajevo Bosnian Cup: 2024–25
Individual
Performances Swiss Challenge League Top Goalscorer: 2019–20
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