Dereck Kutesa
Swiss footballer (born 1997)
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Dereck Germano Kutesa (born 6 December 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club AEK Athens and the Switzerland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dereck Germano Kutesa | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Servette | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Basel | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Servette (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Luzern (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | St. Gallen | 39 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Reims | 42 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2022 | Reims II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Servette | 102 | (22) |
| 2025– | AEK Athens | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Switzerland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Switzerland U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | Switzerland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Switzerland | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Kutesa played his youth football by Servette and advanced through all the ranks. On 18 October 2013 he signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal, but he remained with their U-21 team. During the 2014–15 season he was called up to their first team and had four appearances with them in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. At the end of the season Servette were second in the table, but they did not obtain a license for the 2015-16 Challenge League season because they did not provide necessary financial documents and guarantees. Servette was therefore relegated to the Promotion League, the third tier.
On 30 December 2015 Kutesa signed for Basel on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He prepared himself for the second half of the season in January with Basel and was loaned back to his regular club Servette until the end of the season. With Kutesa's help they achieved immediate promotion.
On 1 July 2016 Kutesa joined Basel's first team for their 2016–17 season under head coach Urs Fischer. After playing in five test games Kutesa played his debut for the club in the Swiss Cup away game in the Herti Allmend Stadion on 18 September 2016 as Basel won 1–0 against Zug 94.[1] He played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Rheinpark Stadion on 5 March 2017 as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Vaduz.[2] Under trainer Urs Fischer Kutesa won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[3] They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history. Kutesa played in two of the cup games.[4]
On 14 September 2017, Basel announced that they were loaning out Kutesa to FC Luzern, until the end of the 2017–18 Swiss Super League season, so that he could gain more first team playing experience.[5] Following this loan period he returned to Basel. But on 5 July 2018 he transferred to St. Gallen.[6] During his short period with the club, Kutesa played a total of nine games for Basel without scoring a goal. Four of these games were in the Swiss Super League, three in the Swiss Cup and nine were friendly games.[7]
During summer 2018, on 5 July, Kutesa transferred to St. Gallen, where he stayed for just one season, in which he played a total of 45 competitive games for FCSG. In these he scored five goals and made five assists. On 27 August 2019 the club announced that he was transferring to French team Stade de Reims in the Ligue 1.[8]
On 25 August 2021, he joined Zulte Waregem in Belgium for a season-long loan.[9]
On 30 August 2022, Kutesa returned to Servette and signed a three-year contract.[10]
AEK Athens
On 12 May 2025, it was rumoured that Kutesa had agreen to join AEK Athens on a free transfer.[11] Ten days later, the club officially announced the signing of Kutesa on a three-year contract.[12]
International career
Kutesa is of Angolan descent.[13][14] He participated in the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with the Switzerland national under-17 football team.
He made his debut for the senior Switzerland national team on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[15]
He is also eligible to represent Angola.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 October 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Servette | 2014–15 | Swiss Challenge League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Basel | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Luzern (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| FC St. Gallen | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | – | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |||
| Reims | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| Zulte Waregem (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Servette | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 14[d] | 1 | 55 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 4[e] | 1 | 43 | 17 | |||
| Total | 102 | 22 | 11 | 4 | — | 18 | 2 | 131 | 28 | |||
| AEK Athens | 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[f] | 4 | 16 | 4 | |
| Career total | 253 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 311 | 45 | ||
- Includes Swiss Cup, Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, Greek Football Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 24 March 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Basel
Servette
AEK Athens
