Martin Turk

Martin Turk (born 21 August 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Parma as a goalkeeper.[2]

Martin Turk
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003
Place of birth Koper, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Parma
Number 22
Youth career
2010–2016 Jadran Dekani
2016–2019 Koper
2019–2021 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Parma 9 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Slovenia U15 6 (0)
2018–2019 Slovenia U16 6 (0)
2019 Slovenia U17 5 (0)
2021– Slovenia U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Turk played youth football with Jadran Dekani and Koper in his native Slovenia, before joining Italian side Parma at the age of 15 in 2019.[3][4][5]

He made his professional debut for Parma in Serie B on 22 February 2022, in a goalless draw against title contenders Pisa.[6][7][8]

International career

Turk played for various Slovenian national youth teams, such as the under-16, under-17 and under-21 teams.[9] 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.[3][4]

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.[3][10]

During the following months, he became a regular starter with the U21 during the Euro 2023 qualifiers, playing games such as a 2–2 draw against England[11] and a 3–0 win against Albania.[12]

References
  1. "Martin Turk". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. Martin Turk at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Ottaviano, Luca (22 February 2022). "Parma, Turk titolare a Pisa: chi è il classe 2003 della Primavera". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Martin Turk – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  10. "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.
  11. "Mladi Slovenci po preobratu do točke proti veliki Angliji" (in Slovenian). Siol. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  12. "Slovenci so se Albancem oddolžili z obrestmi" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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