Berkan Kutlu

Berkan İsmail Kutlu (born 25 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Genoa on loan from Galatasaray. Born in Switzerland, Kutlu represents Turkey internationally.

Berkan Kutlu
Kutlu with Galatasary in 2021
Personal information
Full name Berkan İsmail Kutlu[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998
Place of birth Monthey, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Genoa
(on loan from Galatasaray)
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Monthey 39 (6)
2018–2019 Sion U21 27 (1)
2019–2020 Sion 2 (0)
2020–2021 Alanyaspor 37 (3)
2021– Galatasaray 53 (0)
2023– → Genoa (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2020 Turkey U21 3 (0)
2021– Turkey 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:56, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:56, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

After a couple successful amateur season with Monthey, Kutlu signed a contract with Sion on 2 July 2018.[2] Kutlu made his professional debut with FC Sion in a 1–1 Swiss Super League tie with Servette on 24 June 2020.[3]

Alanyaspor

Kutlu signed with Alanyaspor in Turkey on 10 July 2020.[4]

Galatasaray

On 29 July 2021, he signed a 5-year agreement with Galatasaray, starting from the 2021–2022 season.[5][6]

Kutlu became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[7]

Genoa (loan)

On 31 August 2023, Genoa signed Kutlu on loan for the 2023–24 season.[8]

International career

Kutlu was born in Switzerland and is of Turkish descent. He represented the Turkey national U21 team in a 1–0 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Andorra U21 on 4 September 2020.[9] He debuted for the senior Turkey national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Norway on 8 October 2021.[10]

Honours

Galatasaray

References
  1. "Berkan İsmai̇l Kutlu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. "Berkan Kutlu Sion'a transfer oldu". Fanatik.
  3. "Sion vs. Servette - 24 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Alanyaspor Berkan Kutlu'yu transfer etti". CNN Türk.
  5. "Berkan Kutlu transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. July 29, 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. "Hoş geldin Berkan Kutlu!". Galatasaray S.K. July 29, 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  8. "Berkan Kutlu'nun Genoa'ya geçici transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. "Turkey U21 vs. Andorra U21 - 4 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  10. "Turkey-Norway". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  11. "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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