Martin Turk | |
Birth Date: | 21 August 2003 |
Birth Place: | Koper, Slovenia |
Height: | 1.91 m[1] |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Ruch Chorzów |
Clubnumber: | 88 |
Youthyears1: | 2010–2016 |
Youthclubs1: | Jadran Dekani |
Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
Youthclubs2: | Koper |
Youthyears3: | 2019–2021 |
Youthclubs3: | Parma |
Years1: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs1: | Parma |
Caps1: | 10 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs2: | → Reggiana (loan) |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | Ruch Chorzów |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U16 |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
Nationalteam3: | Slovenia U17 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2021– |
Nationalteam4: | Slovenia U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 19 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 16 July 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 22 March 2024 |
Martin Turk (born 21 August 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for I liga club Ruch Chorzów as a goalkeeper.
Born in Koper,[2] Turk played in the youth sectors of Jadran Dekani and Koper, before joining Italian side Parma in 2019, aged 15.[3] [4] [5] He made his professional debut for the club on 22 February 2022, in a goalless Serie B draw against Pisa.[6] [7] [8]
On 19 July 2022, Turk was loaned to Serie C side Reggiana.[9] [10] He made eight league appearances for Reggiana in the first half of the 2022–23 season.[11] On 13 January 2023, Turk was re-called by Parma and subsequently loaned out to Serie A side Sampdoria for the rest of the season.[12] He made his debut for the blucerchiati on 12 March in a 4–2 away loss against Juventus,[13] becoming the first 2003-born goalkeeper to play in Serie A.[13]
On 16 July 2024, Turk joined Polish second division club Ruch Chorzów on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract.[1] [14]
Turk played for various Slovenian national youth selections, such as the under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-21 teams.[15] With the under-16 team, he was instrumental in keeping a clean sheet during a draw against Italy in 2019, saving a penalty from Sebastiano Esposito.
He was first called to the Slovenian senior team in June 2021, for a friendly game against Gibraltar, just after he played his first game with the under-21s.[16]
During the following months, he became a regular starter with the under-21s during the Euro 2023 qualifiers, playing games such as a 2–2 draw against England[17] and a 3–0 win against Albania.[18]
During his childhood, Turk practiced dance before switching to football permanently. He is fluent in Slovene and Italian.
Both his father and his older brother played football at amateur level.