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U19 Bundesliga<\/STRONG>
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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>","BCB817AACBF8A2A6870B9B82788BC0CB":"0","6A0E980854EFD8AD1B424574AD15DF0D":"2025-1-23","FAF88D97B63B269A":"181cm","60DC9D976694DF52":"1","411CCFA197052F93":"Ahmed Kutucu","C94C0D651EC157BC":"76kg","D41F91B0720932DCFCEBDA572EB68D71":"2000-3-1","8025E7E497D77CF6":"Galatasaray S.K.","4039037DD85D60421E356E7B3EA31BE5":"Eyupspor,Istanbul Basaksehir F.K.,SV Sandhausen[on loan],FC Schalke 04,Heracles Almelo[on loan],Schalke 04 (U19),Schalke 04 (U17),Rot-Weiss Essen","EABD711929A60B526AB9CD802EC5F0A7":"21","C403D9D9F071ACF5":"1463410","BDC97245F9A52F8B":"335","46F0C72A3415188A868170E78E72CF24":"0","e_index":9};