Ömer Kutluay

Ömer Kutluay
Kutluay in 2026
No. 10 – Real Madrid B
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (2009-03-27) 27 March 2009
Istanbul, Turkey
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career history
2025–presentReal Madrid B
Career highlights
Medals
Representing the  Turkey
Men's basketball
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2025 North MacedoniaTeam

Ömer Kutluay (born 27 March 2009) is a Turkish basketball player for Real Madrid B in the Liga U. He is the son of former player İbrahim Kutluay.

Early life

Kutluay was born on 27 March 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey,[1][2] to former basketball player İbrahim Kutluay and actress and former model Demet Şener.[3] He began playing basketball at the age of five.[4] Aside from growing up watching his father,[2] Kutluay also grew up as a fan of Luka Dončić and Vasilije Micić.[5] He trained under his father's guidance at the Ibrahim Kutluay Basketball Academy until the age of 13, when he moved to the Anadolu Efes youth setup.[2] In 2023, Kutluay was the top scorer and MVP as he helped Anadolu Efes win the U14 national championship. He recorded 36 points, five rebounds, and five assists in the final.[3]

In August 2023, Kutluay joined the youth academy of Real Madrid, which he chose over an offer from FC Barcelona.[6] He helped the cadete (under-16) team win the 2025 Spanish National Championship, recording 10 points, four rebonds, and three assists in an 82–73 win over FC Barcelona.[7] Kutluay was then assigned to club's reserve team for the inaugural season of the newly-created Spanish under-22 league, Liga U. He helped the team win the 2025–26 Liga U title after scoring 14 points in 12 minutes of an 86–82 win over FC Barcelona in the final.[8]

National team career

Junior teams

In 2023, Kutluay was called up to the Turkey national under-14 team for a FIBA Youth Development Fund tournament in Kosovo.[6][9] He recorded 50 points, 17 rebounds, and five assists against the host team.[6] Kutluay represented Turkey at 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket. He averaged a tournament-leading 19 points to go along with 4.8 rebounds and four assists per game,[10] but was sidelined after suffering a toe injury.[5] The following year, Kutluay helped Turkey win the gold medal at the 2025 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, earning tournament MVP honors after leading all scorers with 27.6 points per game. He scored 29 points in a 91–75 win over France in the final.[11] A few weeks later, Kuluay played at the 2025 FIBA U16 EuroBasket. He led the tournament in scoring with 24.1 points to go with six assists and four rebounds per game.[12]

Kutluay represented Turkey at the 2026 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, held in his hometown of Istanbul.[2] In their opening game, he posted 39 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds in a 112–100 double-overtime win over New Zealand, helping Turkey cap off a 25-points comeback.[13] The following day, Kutluay recorded a near-triple-double, tallying 26 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds in an 87–66 win over Slovenia.[14] He then registered 32 points, 12 assists, and seven rebounds in a 98–77 win over Puerto Rico to close out group play, breaking the tournament record by making 17 free throws in a single game.[15]

Kutluay helped Turkey beat France in the quarterfinals, leading a late comeback in the fourth quarter in front of their home crowd. He scored 30 points and dished out 11 assists in a 94–87 win.[16] In the semifinals, Kutluay logged 25 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds in a 76–71 loss to Serbia.[17] He then put up 32 points and seven rebounds in a 77–69 loss to Australia in the third-place game, thus missing out on a medal.[18] Kutluay averaged 28.4 points and a tournament-leading nine assists per game.[19] He subsequently earned All-Star Five.[20]

Senior team

In June 2026, Ergin Ataman, head coach of the Turkey senior national team, stated at a press conference that he considered calling up Kutluay and Darius Karutasu for 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup European qualifiers had the 2026 FIBA Under-17 World Cup not been taking place at the same time.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Omer Kutluay". FIBA. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Türkiye leader Kutluay: "I want a medal"". FIBA. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Demet Şener'in büyük mutluluğu: Seninle gurur duyuyorum oğlum!" (in Turkish). Halk TV. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Can Peker Pekcan (20 August 2024). "Interview with Ömer Kutluay". Basketbol Mekanı. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Omer Kutluay: My father taught me to love the game". FIBA. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ibrahim Kutluay's son, Omer Kutluay, moved to Real Madrid". Eurohoops. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Cumbreras, Gaby (24 May 2025). "El Real Madrid cadete vuelve a reinar en San Fernando al imponerse al FC Barcelona (73-82) en una excelente final". Deporte de la Isla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ömer Kutluay Coştu; Real Madrid'in Gençleri Şampiyon Oldu". Eurohoops (in Turkish). 18 May 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Nis turneu miqësor evropian në Prizren, dy gjeneratat e Kosovës startojnë me humbje". AsistiOnline (in Albanian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Omer Kutluay - Türkiye - Player Profile - FIBA U16 EuroBasket 2024". FIBA. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Avrupa Gençlik Olimpik Festivali'nde Şampiyon Türkiye". Eurohoops (in Turkish). 26 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Omer Kutluay - Türkiye - Player Profile - FIBA U16 EuroBasket 2025". FIBA. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Kutluay, Karutasu combine for 76 points in Türkiye's magical 2OT win". FIBA. June 27, 2026. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Ömer Kutluay coştu, Türkiye'de 2'de 2 yaptı". Türkiye (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Dime for you, you and you: Kutluay dishes out 12 assists; also sets free throw made record". FIBA. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Kutluay rises his game even higher - somehow - for Türkiye". FIBA. 3 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "July 4 Top Performers: Who shined the brightest?". FIBA. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Milli Takımımız, U17 Dünya Kupası'nda Dördüncü Oldu". Eurohoops (in Turkish). 5 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Omer Kutluay - Türkiye - Player Profile - FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026". FIBA. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "USA's Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje named TISSOT Most Valuable Player". FIBA. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Ataman wanted Kutluay and Karutasu for Türkiye in FIBA window". FIBA. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
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