Aldin Turkeš

Aldin TurkeÃÂ¡ (; 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.

TurkeÃÂ¡ started his professional career at ZÃÂ¼rich, 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

TurkeÃÂ¡ started playing football at Luzern, before joining Grasshopper's youth academy in 2013. Two years later, he moved to ZÃÂ¼rich'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, TurkeÃÂ¡ was sent on a six-month loan to Rapperswil-Jona. In July, he joined the team permanently. TurkeÃÂ¡ 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, TurkeÃÂ¡ signed three-year contract with Sarajevo.

International career

Despite representing Switzerland at various youth levels, TurkeÃÂ¡ 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 2Ã¢ÂÂ4 away defeat.

After his switch to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 2020Ã¢ÂÂ21 UEFA Nations League matches against Netherlands and Italy.