Umut Bulut
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Umut Bulut | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kayseri, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 19 | (1) |
| 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 29 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2013 |
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Umut Bulut (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈumut ˈbuɫut], born 15 March 1983) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Kayserispor and the Turkish national team.
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.
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.
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.
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