Berkan İsmail Kutlu (born 25 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Kocaelispor. Born in Switzerland, he represents Turkey internationally.
Club career After a couple successful amateur season with Monthey, Kutlu signed a contract with Sion on 2 July 2018. Kutlu made his professional debut with FC Sion in a 1–1 Swiss Super League tie with Servette on 24 June 2020.
Alanyaspor Kutlu signed with Alanyaspor in Turkey on 10 July 2020.
Galatasaray On 29 July 2021, Kutlu signed a five-year agreement with Galatasaray, starting from the 2021–22 season.
Kutlu became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with Galatasaray. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.
Genoa (loan) On 31 August 2023, Genoa signed Kutlu on loan for the 2023–24 season with option to buy for €5 million.
Return to Galatasaray It was announced that he returned to Galatasaray on 12 January 2024.
His departure from Galatasaray on January 4, 2026, was announced.
Konyaspor
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. He debuted for the senior Turkey national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Norway on 8 October 2021.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMonthey2016–172. Liga Interregional15100——1512017–1824523——268Total39623——419Sion B2018–19Promotion League271———2712019–20142———142Total413———413Sion2019–20Super League2000——20Alanyaspor2020–21Süper Lig38340——423Galatasaray2021–22Süper Lig35010120—4802022–2324041——2812023–24202308010322Total79281200101083Genoa (loan)2023–24Serie A6020——80Career total205141642001024218
Honours Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Turkish Cup: 2024–25
Turkish Super Cup: 2023
References
External links
SFL Profile