Ruben Kutran

Club career Born in Lifou, New Caledonia, Kutran began playing football with Païta FC at a young age. At the age of ten, he moved to France, as his mother decided to emigrate to continue her studies.

In July 2017, he signed for the academy of professional side Bordeaux, and rose through the academy to play for the club's under-19 side, before featuring for the club's reserve team in the Championnat National 3. After four appearances with the reserve side, he was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2022, and was forced to retire, leaving Bordeaux in June 2022.

He was offered a coaching position with Bordeaux, but rejected this in favour of an offer from his former club, CM Floirac, to manage their under-13 side, which he started doing in September 2022. He scored in a 1–1 draw with Samoa, but was unable to help New Caledonia reach the knockout stage of the tournament.

Death Following his retirement, Kutran did not play football professionally again, but suffered a heart attack while playing with friends. He died on 30 December 2022 in Pessac, France, and was buried in the Cimetière de Floirac on 10 January 2023 - what would have been his twenty-first birthday.

Personal life Kutran's two younger brothers, twins Baptiste and Nicolas, are also footballers, and both currently play for Bordeaux.

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