Ahmed Kutucu

Ahmed Kutucu (born 1 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Turkish club Eyüpspor.[2] Born in Germany, he has represented the Turkey national team.

Ahmed Kutucu
Kutucu with Schalke 04 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Kutucu[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Eyüpspor
Youth career
2003–2006 Sportreunde Haverkamp
2006–2011 Rot-Weiss Essen
2011–2018 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Schalke 04 45 (5)
2019–2020 Schalke 04 II 3 (3)
2021 → Heracles Almelo (loan) 15 (0)
2021–2023 İstanbul Başakşehir 4 (0)
2022–2023 → SV Sandhausen (loan) 32 (3)
2023– Eyüpspor 3 (3)
International career‡
2017 Turkey U17 3 (1)
2018 Turkey U19 3 (0)
2019 Turkey U21 3 (0)
2019– Turkey 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2020

Club career

Kutucu began his youth career with Sportreunde Haverkamp in 2003, before moving to the youth team of Rot-Weiss Essen in 2006. In 2011, he joined the youth sector of Schalke 04.[3]

On 11 December 2018, Kutucu made his first team debut for Schalke in the UEFA Champions League, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Cedric Teuchert in the 1–0 home win against Lokomotiv Moscow.[4] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 22 December 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute to replace Yevhen Konoplyanka in a 3–1 away win against VfB Stuttgart.[5]

On 21 January 2021, Kutucu joined Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a loan deal until the end of the season.[6]

On 4 July 2021, Kutucu moved to Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir.[7]

On 12 January 2022, Kutucu agreed to join 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen on loan until the end of the season.[8] On 28 June 2022, his loan was extended for a further year.[9]

On 13 July 2023, Kutucu signed with TFF First League club Eyüpspor.

International career

Kutucu was included in Turkey's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[10] He made his debut on 6 October 2017 in the first group match, opening the scoring for Turkey with a header in the 18th minute against New Zealand, with the match finishing as a 1–1 draw.[11] He played in Turkey's remaining two matches, where they were eliminated in the tournament's group stage.[2] The following year, he was included in Turkey's squad for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland.[12] He played all three matches for Turkey, with the team being eliminated in the group stage.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 August 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 042018–19Bundesliga132211[lower-alpha 1]0163
2019–20Bundesliga25330–283
2020–21Bundesliga7010–80
Total4556110526
Heracles Almelo (loan)2020–21Eredivisie150––150
İstanbul Başakşehir2021–22Süper Lig4011–51
SV Sandhausen (loan)2021–222. Bundesliga101––101
2022–232. Bundesliga22221–243
Total32321–364
Eyüpspor2023–24TFF First League3300–33
Career total9911931010914
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played on 3 September 2020[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 201910
202010
Total20

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 October 2017. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. Ahmed Kutucu at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Ahmed Kutucu". schalke04.de (in German). FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. "UEFA Champions League: Schalke v Lokomotiv Moskva". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. "Schalke end 2018 on a high and leave Stuttgart struggling". bundesliga.com. 22 December 2018.
  6. "Ahmed Kutucu moves to Heracles Almelo". Schalke 04. 21 January 2021.
  7. "Ahmed Kutucu moves to Istanbul Basaksehir". Schalke 04. 4 July 2021.
  8. "Ahmed Kutucu wechselt auf Leihbasis zum SV Sandhausen". SV Sandhausen (in German). 12 January 2022.
  9. "SVS leiht erneut Ahmed Kutucu aus". SV Sandhausen (in German). 28 June 2022.
  10. "U17 Milli Takımı, Dünya Kupası hazırlıklarına başladı" [U17 national team started World Cup preparations]. TFF.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. "New Zealand – Turkey 1:1 (U17 World Cup 2017 India, Group B)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  12. "U19 Milli Takımımızın Avrupa Şampiyonası Finalleri aday kadrosu açıklandı" [U19 national team's European Championship squad nominees announced]. TFF.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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