Ahmed Kutucu (born 1 March 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish club

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. Born in Germany, he has represented the Turkey national team.

Club career

Kutucu began his youth career with Sportreunde Haverkamp in 2003, before moving to the youth team of

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in 2006. In 2011, he joined the youth sector of

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. On 11 December 2018, Kutucu made his first team debut for Schalke in the

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, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Cedric Teuchert in the 1–0 home win against

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. He scored his first

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goal on 22 December 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute to replace

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in a 3–1 away win against

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. On 21 January 2021, Kutucu joined

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club Heracles Almelo on a loan deal until the end of the season. On 4 July 2021, Kutucu moved to Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir. On 12 January 2022, Kutucu agreed to join

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club SV Sandhausen on loan until the end of the season. On 28 June 2022, his loan was extended for a further year. On 13 July 2023, Kutucu signed with

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club

International career

Kutucu was included in Turkey's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. 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

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, with the match finishing as a 1–1 draw. He played in Turkey's remaining two matches, where they were eliminated in the tournament's group stage. The following year, he was included in Turkey's squad for the

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2018) was the 17th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (67th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footb ...

in Finland. He played all three matches for Turkey, with the team being eliminated in the group stage.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kutucu, Ahmed 2000 births Living people Footballers from Gelsenkirchen Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia Citizens of Turkey through descent Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers German men's footballers German sportspeople of Turkish descent Men's association football forwards FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players Heracles Almelo players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Eyüpspor footballers SV Sandhausen players Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Süper Lig players 2. Bundesliga players TFF First League players