| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 20) | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Slovenia U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Slovenia U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Slovenia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Slovenia U21 | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.[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]
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Ruch Chorzów – current squad
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