Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Koper, Slovenia [1] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Estoril Praia | ||
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) |
2024–2025 | Ruch Chorzów | 21 | (0) |
2025– | Estoril Praia | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017–2018 | Slovenia U15 | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Slovenia U16 | 6 | (0) |
2019 | Slovenia U17 | 5 | (0) |
2021–2025 | Slovenia U21 | 27 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2025 |
Martin Turk (born 21 August 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Estoril Praia. [3]
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]
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]
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]