Tuğra Turhan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emir Tuğra Turhan | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir (U19) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | FC Rüti | ||
| 2021–2024 | Grasshopper | ||
| 2025– | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Grasshopper U21 | 17 | (18) |
| 2024–2025 | Grasshopper | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Switzerland U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2024 | Switzerland U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2025 | Switzerland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Türkiye U19 | 1 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:25, 1 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:25, 1 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Emir Tuğra Turhan (born 9 August 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Under-19 team of Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in Switzerland, he has opted to play for Türkiye internationally.
Playing career
Turhan is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Rüti and Grasshopper.[1] On 14 March 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Grasshopper until 2025 at the age of 15.[2] He was promoted to Grasshopper's reserves for the 2024–25 season and scored 17 goals in 12 games with the team to start, and started training with their senior team in November 2024.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Grasshopper in a 1–1 Swiss Super League tie with FC Zürich on 30 November 2024.[4] On 4 February 2025, he scored his first top flight goal for Grasshoppers, scoring just two minutes after being subbed on in a 2–2 draw against FC Lausanne-Sport.[5]
On 11 September 2025, he moved on a free transfer to the Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir on a 3-year contract.[6] He was initially assigned to the club's Under-19 squad.
International career
Turhan was born in Switzerland to a Turkish family, and holds dual Swiss and Turkish citizenship.[1] He was a youth international for Switzerland, having played with them from U15s to U20s.[7] On 3 October 2025, he was called up to the Türkiye U19s for a set of friendlies.[8]
References
- ^ a b Işık-İsviçre, Candan. "Candan Işık-İsviçre: Avrupa futboluna damga vuran Türk genci: Tuğra Turhan". TDH Türk Haber- Politika, Göçmen, Terör, Türk Dünyası, Siyaset, Gündem.
- ^ "Live Sport und News".
- ^ Ruckstuhl, Pascal (5 February 2025). "Neues GC-Juwel – und bald schon wieder weg?". Blick.
- ^ technology, dctrl-studio for creative; Hungerbuehler, Christian (2 December 2024). "Fussball: Super-League-Debüt für Tugra Turhan".
- ^ "Spektakel im Letzigrund: GC bleibt unter Tomas Oral ungeschlagen" (in Swiss High German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ Bieri, Ramona (11 September 2025). "Nach GC-Abschied: Turhan setzt Karriere in der Türkei fort". Blick.
- ^ "Live Sport und News".
- ^ "U19 Millî Takımı'nın Hazırlık Turnuvası Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı - U-19 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
External links
- SFV Profile at Schweizerischer Fussballverband (in German)
- Tuğra Turhan at Soccerway