Aldin Turkeš (; born 22 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport. 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. International career Despite representing Switzerland on various youth levels, Turkeš decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on senior level. 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. 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. Career statistics Club Honours Zürich Swiss Cup: 2015–16 Vaduz Liechtenstein Cup: 2016–17 Lausanne-Sport Swiss Challenge League: 2019–20 Individual Performances Swiss Challenge League Top Goalscorer: 2019–20 References External links 1996 births Living people People from Zug Sportspeople from the canton of Zug Swiss people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina through descent Swiss men's footballers Switzerland youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Association football forwards FC Zürich players FC Vaduz players Swiss expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Liechtenstein FC Rapperswil-Jona players FC Lausanne-Sport players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland