Berkan Kutlu

Berkan İsmail Kutlu (born 25 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Galatasaray. Born in Switzerland, Kutlu represents Turkey internationally.

Berkan Kutlu
Kutlu with Galatasaray 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
Club information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 22
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 26 (0)
National team‡
2020 Turkey U21 3 (0)
2021– Turkey 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:56, 15 March 2022 (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]

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.[7] He debuted for the senior Turkey national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Norway on 8 October 2021.[8]

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. "Turkey U21 vs. Andorra U21 - 4 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  8. "Turkey-Norway". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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