Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Koper, Slovenia[1] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team 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 | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Reggiana (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2023 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 4 | (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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 ‡ 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 Italian Serie B club Parma as a goalkeeper.[2]
Born in Koper,[3] Turk played in the youth sectors of Jadran Dekani and Koper, before joining Italian side Parma in 2019, aged 15.[4][5][6] He made his professional debut for the club on 22 February 2022, in a goalless Serie B draw against Pisa.[7][8][9]
On 19 July 2022, Turk was loaned to Serie C side Reggiana.[10][11] He made eight league appearances for Reggiana in the first half of the 2022–23 season.[12] 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.[13] He made his debut for the blucerchiati on 12 March in a 4–2 away loss against Juventus,[14] becoming the first 2003-born goalkeeper to play in Serie A.[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.[4][5]
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.[4][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.[3] He is fluent in Slovene and Italian.[3]
Both his father and his older brother played football at amateur level.[3]