Martin Turk

Martin Turk
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Koper, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ruch Chorzów
Number 88
Youth career
2010–2016 Jadran Dekani
2016–2019 Koper
2019–2021 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Parma 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Reggiana (loan) 8 (0)
2023 → Sampdoria (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Ruch Chorzów 7 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Slovenia U15 6 (0)
2018–2019 Slovenia U16 6 (0)
2019 Slovenia U17 5 (0)
2021– Slovenia U21 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Martin Turk (born 21 August 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for I liga club Ruch Chorzów as a goalkeeper.[3]

Club career

Born in Koper,[4] Turk played in the youth sectors of Jadran Dekani and Koper, before joining Italian side Parma in 2019, aged 15.[5][6][7] He made his professional debut for the club on 22 February 2022, in a goalless Serie B draw against Pisa.[8][9][10]

On 19 July 2022, Turk was loaned to Serie C side Reggiana.[11][12] He made eight league appearances for Reggiana in the first half of the 2022–23 season.[13] 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.[14] He made his debut for the blucerchiati on 12 March in a 4–2 away loss against Juventus,[15] becoming the first 2003-born goalkeeper to play in Serie A.[15]

On 16 July 2024, Turk joined Polish second division club Ruch Chorzów on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract.[2][16]

International career

Turk played for various Slovenian national youth selections, such as the under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-21 teams.[17] 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.[5][6]

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.[5][18]

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[19] and a 3–0 win against Albania.[20]

Personal life

During his childhood, Turk practiced dance before switching to football permanently.[4] He is fluent in Slovene and Italian.[4]

Both his father and his older brother played football at amateur level.[4]

References

  1. ^ Martin Turk at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Martin Turk nowym bramkarzem Niebieskich!" (in Polish). Ruch Chorzów. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ Martin Turk at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Pietrella, Francesco (22 April 2022). ""Io da ballerino a portiere, ora sono Iceman. A Buffon ricordo la mia Slovenia"". Cronache di spogliatoio (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Trupo, Guglielmo (21 February 2022). "L'idolo Buffon, la scuola di Oblak: in piazza dei Miracoli tocca a Turk". ParmaToday (in Italian). Citynews. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b Fonsato, Stefano (23 February 2022). "Parma, Turk nel solco di Buffon; deludono Lecce e Cremonese. In vetta ora c'è il Brescia con doppio Palacio". Eurosport (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ^ Ottaviano, Luca (22 February 2022). "Parma, Turk titolare a Pisa: chi è il classe 2003 della Primavera". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Parma, Turk blinda la porta all'esordio a 18 anni: 'È stato bellissimo, indimenticabile'". la Repubblica (in Italian). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Martin Turk after Pisa vs. Parma: 'An unforgettable and beautiful debut, thank you to all my teammates'". Parma Calcio 1913. Pisa. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  10. ^ "V ITALIJI se rojeva NOVI OBLAK: Mladenič DEBITIRAL v dresu padlega VELIKANA! In to kako! (video)". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  11. ^ "AC Reggiana ingaggia il portiere Martin Turk". reggianacalcio.it (in Italian). A.C. Reggiana 1919. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Serie C, Reggiana: Ufficiale l'arrivo di un nuovo portiere nella rosa della Prima squadra. Ecco di chi si tratta". tuttocampo.it (in Italian). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Martin Turk » Serie C Girone B 2022/2023". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Turk è blucerchiato: dalla Reggiana a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Serie A, Juventus-Sampdoria 4–2: decide una doppietta di Rabiot". sportmediaset.mediaset.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  16. ^ Del Lungo, Alessio (16 July 2024). "Parma, Turk ceduto in Polonia: il portiere ha firmato fino al 2027 con il Ruch Chorzow". Tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Martin Turk – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Prima convocazione per il crociato Martin Turk con la nazionale maggiore slovena per la gara con Gibilterra". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). Collecchio. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Mladi Slovenci po preobratu do točke proti veliki Angliji" (in Slovenian). Siol. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Slovenci so se Albancem oddolžili z obrestmi" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.