Ahmed Kutucu (born 1 March 2000) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Schalke 04 and the Turkey national team.<\/P>
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.<\/P>
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. 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.<\/P>
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 New Zealand, 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 in Finland. He played all three matches for Turkey, with the team being eliminated in the group stage.<\/P>","572BB26E7A76C211":"3328","B6B40535701B4CD0DB864915DEF06E2A":"
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