Can Maxim Mutaf

Can Maxim Mutaf — Biography

Can Maxim Mutaf is a Turkish-Russian professional basketball player, a shooting guard and small forward who came through early in Turkish basketball and has since played across the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Standing 1.93 meters tall, he began his professional career with Fenerbahçe in the 2006-07 season and, at that time, became the second-youngest player in EuroLeague history to start a game there. Born to a Turkish father and a Russian mother, he also holds Russian citizenship. He signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji in 2023.

His career has passed through many clubs. He spent 2009-10 on loan at FMV Işıkspor, moved to Mersin BB in 2011, returned to Fenerbahçe for 2012-13 and joined Pınar Karşıyaka in January 2013. Trabzonspor (2013-14), Banvit (2014) and Anadolu Efes (2016) followed; he reached Efes in December 2016 through a loan swap with Furkan Korkmaz. He signed with Beşiktaş in 2017 and moved to Bursaspor in November 2019, re-signing in July 2020. Darüşşafaka (2021) and Büyükçekmece Basketbol (2022) came next.

He played for Turkey's junior national teams at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16, 2008 and 2009 Under-18 (winning bronze in 2009) and 2010 and 2011 Under-20 championships. With the senior national team he won gold at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, where Turkey went unbeaten and beat Serbia in the final. His brother Sarper David Mutaf is also a basketball player. Mutaf married internet personality Duygu Özaslan in 2022.