Umut Bulut

Umut Bulut

Personal information
Full name	Umut Bulut
Date of birth	(1983-03-15) 15 March 1983
Place of birth	Kayseri, Turkey
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Kayserispor
Number	9
Youth career
1994–2000	Petrol Ofisi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Petrol Ofisi	28	(5)
2001–2006	Ankaragücü	90	(36)
2002–2003	→ İnegölspor (loan)	30	(8)
2006–2011	Trabzonspor	161	(67)
2011–2012	Toulouse	31	(5)
2012–2016	Galatasaray	110	(31)
2016–	Kayserispor	9	(0)
National team‡
2001	Turkey U19	4	(1)
2002	Turkey U20	2	(0)
2004–2005	Turkey U21	21	(0)
2007–	Turkey	36	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2013

Umut Bulut (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈumut ˈbuɫut], born 15 March 1983) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Kayserispor and the Turkish national team.

Personal life

On 14 March 2016, it was revealed that Umut Bulut's father Kemal Bulut was killed in the Ankara Car bombing on 13 March 2016, after watching the game Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray.^[1]

Club career

Trabzonspor

Due to the goal scorer Fatih Tekke leaving the club, and the team and having difficulties, Trabzonspor signed Umut. The transfer fee was €1.8 million for a 4-year contract. He was given the number 10 jersey which was previously worn by Hami Mandıralı. His first match was on 5 August 2006, against Kayserispor. The following week he scored his first goal for the team in a 1–1 draw against Manisaspor. He scored 88 goals in 197 official games for Trabzonspor, where he won the 2010 Turkish Super Cup as well as the 2009–10 Turkish Cup, scoring in the final against rivals Fenerbahçe in a 3-1 win.

Toulouse

On 28 June 2011, he signed with Toulouse FC for €4.8 million. Umut made his Ligue 1 Debut against Ajaccio. One week later on 13 August 2011, scored he his first goal against Dijon FCO and second goal against Nancy which was also the only goal of the game as Toulouse won 1–0. In the 17th week of the season, he scored a winning goal against Evian in a 2–1 win. The other 2 goals were against Lyon and one of them was an outstanding long range shot. After his first season his brilliant performance caught the eye of many teams.^[2]

Galatasaray

Umut Bulut first home match for Galatasaray.

Umut Bulut in 2013-14 season

26 June 2012, Umut joined Galatasaray on loan until the end of the season.^[3] Umut scored his 2 goals on his début for Galatasaray against their rivals Fenerbahçe during the game for the 2012 Turkish Super Cup Final. Galatasaray won the game 3–2, where he became the Man of the Match.

On 20 August 2012 Umut made his debut in the 2012–13 Süper Lig game against Kasımpaşa in the starting 11, where he scored the 2 Goals for Galatasaray as the game finished 2–1. Umut scored in the second game in an equalizing goal against Beşiktaş as the game finished 3–3. On 2 September 2012 Umut scored again in the opening goal of the match against Bursaspor as the game ended 3–2, making Galatasaray's 1000th League win in history. Umut's next goal came on 15 September 2012, when he scored a late goal in the 90th Minute as Galatasary won the game 4–0 against Antalyaspor. He made a brilliant start in the 2012–13 Süper Lig season scoring 5 league goals in the first 4 weeks and eliminated Saša Ilić's record. On 19 October scored he an important goal for Galatasaray when they were trailing 3–2 against Gençlerbirliği right before his team mate Hakan Balta scored the last goal and the game ended 3–3. After disappointing matches both in the Süper Lig and Champions League during the month of October. Umut returned with another excellent performance and scored the opener against Kayserispor in a 3–0 win. The following week he again scored the opener from teammate Burak Yılmaz's assist against İstanbul BB as the game ended 3–1, his 10th goal of the season.

Following his successful loan spell, Galatasaray officially signed Bulut from Toulouse on a 3+1 year deal for €2.7 million.^[4]

Umut Bulut for Galatasaray against Real Madrid.

Kayserispor

After a disappointing 2015/16 season, Galatasaray sold Umut Bulut to Kayserispor in August 2016.

International career

Umut made his debut against Brazil on 5 June 2007, in a match that ended in a draw.^[5] He scored his first 2 international goals on 2 June 2012 against Portugal in a friendly match as the game finished 3–1. He then scored a hat-trick for Turkey against Andorra in a 5-0 victory in World Cup qualifiers on 6 September 2013.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 16 April 2016.^[7][8][9]

Club

Umut Bulut after scoring for Galatasaray

International

Umut Bulut in National Team colours.

International goals

Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2012	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	3–1	Friendly
2.				2–1
3.	11 September 2012	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul	Estonia	2–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	14 August 2013	Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul	Ghana	2–0	2–2	Friendly
5.	6 September 2013	Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri	Andorra	1–0	5–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.				2–0
7.				4–0
8.	11 October 2013	A Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	19 November 2013	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin	Belarus	1–0	2-1	Friendly
10.	10 October 2014	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul	Czech Republic	1–0	1-2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Trabzonspor

• Türkiye Kupası (1): 2009–10
• Süper Kupa (1): 2010

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig (2): 2012–13, 2014–15
• Türkiye Kupası (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Süper Kupa (3): 2012, 2013, 2015

Individual

• Türkiye Kupası top scores: 2009–10 (7 goals)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Umut Bulut.

• Statistics at TFF.org (Turkish)
• Umut Bulut – UEFA competition record
• Umut Bulut – FIFA competition record