Ahmed Kutucu (born 1 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen, on loan from Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir.[2] Born in Germany, he represents the Turkey national team.
![]() Kutucu with Schalke 04 in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmed Kutucu[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
SV Sandhausen (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) | ||
Number | 23 | ||
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– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 4 | (0) |
2022– | → SV Sandhausen (loan) | 17 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
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 19 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2020 |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Schalke 04 | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 3 |
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 45 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 6 | ||
Heracles Almelo (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
İstanbul Başakşehir | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |
SV Sandhausen (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |||
Career total | 74 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
SV Sandhausen – current squad | |
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