Dereck Kutesa

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. 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. 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…

Kutesa is of Angolan descent. 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. He is also eligible to represent Angola.

Club

As of match played 24 October 2025

International

As of match played 24 March 2024

Basel

Swiss Super League: 2016–17 Swiss Cup: 2016–17 Servette

Swiss Cup: 2023–24 AEK Athens

Super League Greece: 2025–26