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, he 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 (age 27)
Place of birth	Monthey, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Galatasaray
Number	18
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	104	(2)
2023–2024	→ Genoa (loan)	6	(0)
International career‡
2020	Turkey U21	3	(0)
2021–	Turkey	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 15 October 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, Kutlu signed a five-year agreement with Galatasaray, starting from the 2021–22 season.^[5][6]

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.^[7]

Genoa (loan)

On 31 August 2023, Genoa signed Kutlu on loan for the 2023–24 season with option to buy for €5 million.^[8]

Return to Galatasaray

It was announced that he returned to Galatasaray on 12 January 2024.^[9]

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.^[10] He debuted for the senior Turkey national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Norway on 8 October 2021.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Monthey	2016–17	2. Liga Interregional	15	1	0	0	—		—		15	1
	2017–18		24	5	2	3	—		—		26	8
	Total		39	6	2	3	—		—		41	9
Sion B	2018–19	Promotion League	27	1	—		—		—		27	1
	2019–20		14	2	—		—		—		14	2
	Total		41	3	—		—		—		41	3
Sion	2019–20	Super League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Alanyaspor	2020–21	Süper Lig	38	3	4	0	—		—		42	3
Galatasaray	2021–22	Süper Lig	35	0	1	0	12[b]	0	—		48	0
	2022–23		24	0	4	1	—		—		28	1
	2023–24		20	2	3	0	8[c]	0	1[d]	0	32	2
	Total		79	2	8	1	20	0	1	0	108	3
Genoa (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
Career total			205	14	16	4	20	0	1	0	242	18

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Turkish Cup, Coppa Italia
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in Turkish Super Cup

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2022–23,^[13] 2023–24,^[14] 2024–25^[15]

• Turkish Cup: 2024–25^[16]

• Turkish Super Cup: 2023^[17]