A pacey winger, he began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, setting a Premier League record as the division's youngest-ever goalscorer in September 1992.

However, he lost his first-team place and was sent out on loan to Wycombe Wanderers, Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town and Southend United.

Turner signed with Tottenham Hotspur after leaving school and recovered well enough from a broken leg to make his first-team debut under the stewardship of Terry Venables on 15 August 1992, starting in a 0–0 draw at Southampton, before he was replaced by Andy Gray on 75 minutes.

[3][4] On 5 September, he set a then-Premier League record as the division's youngest-ever goalscorer, when he scored against Everton at the age of 17 years and 166 days.

"On 26 August 1994, Turner joined Second Division side Wycombe Wanderers on a six-week loan and played four times for Martin O'Neill's "Choirboys".

On 10 October 1994, he was loaned out to Sammy Chung's Third Division club Doncaster Rovers, and scored two goals in five matches in a two-month stay at Belle Vue.

[1] However, he failed to break into the first-team at Selhurst Park, featuring in just two games before dropping out of contention entirely under new manager Steve Coppell.

On 24 March 1999, Turner joined Colin Lee's Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer, but never made it onto the pitch at Molineux.

[10] He spent February and March on loan at Conference rivals Nuneaton Borough, scoring one goal in 12 games for Steve Burr's "Boro".

He spent the end of the season on loan at Carl Shutt's Kettering Town, who finished as champions of the Southern League Premier Division.

[14] He took up the post as assistant manager at Northern Premier League Division One South side Coalville Town the following day, a club closer to his home.

[19] Alsager ended the 2018–19 season in 17th-place and Turner went on to leave the club in order to take a position coaching the Bangladesh youth team.

[21] He took interim charge of the first-team the following month after Niall McGuinness's resignation[22] and was replaced by Neil Ashton following the club's relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season.

[23] In August 2024, Turner joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town as head of youth development.