{{short description|Turkish-Russian basketball player (born 1991)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Can Maxim Mutaf | image = Can Maxim Mutaf 17 Bahçeşehir Koleji SK TBSL 20241011 (1).jpg | image_size = | caption = | position = Shooting guard / small forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 209 | league = Basketbol Süper Ligi | team = Bahçeşehir Koleji | number = 17 | nationality = Turkish / Russian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|01|09}} | birth_place = Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey | high_school = | college = | draft_year = 2013 | career_start = 2006 | career_end = | years1 = 2006–2013 | team1 = Fenerbahçe | years2 = 2009–2010 | team2 = → FMV Işıkspor Istanbul | years3 = 2011–2012 | team3 = → Mersin BB | years4 = 2013 | team4 = → Pınar Karşıyaka | years5 = 2013–2014 | team5 = Trabzonspor | years6 = 2014–2016 | team6 = Banvit | years7 = 2016–2017 | team7 = Anadolu Efes | years8 = 2017–2019 | team8 = Beşiktaş | years9 = 2019–2021 | team9 = Bursaspor | years10 = 2021–2022 | team10 = Darüşşafaka | years11 = 2022–2023 | team11 = Büyükçekmece Basketbol | years12 = 2023–present | team12 = Bahçeşehir Koleji | highlights = *Turkish BSL champion (2008) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{TUR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship}} {{MedalBronze | 2009 France | U-18 Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}} {{MedalGold|2013 Mersin|Team}} }} '''Can Maxim Mutaf''' ({{langx|ru|Джан Максим Мутаф}}; born January 9, 1991 in Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish-Russian professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
==Professional career== Mutaf began his career with Fenerbahçe Istanbul in the 2006–07 season. It was around this time that he became the second-youngest player in Euroleague history to start there, behind only Aleksandar Ugrinoski in terms of age. He spent the 2009–10 season on loan with FMV Isiskspor Istanbul in the Turkish 2nd Division. In 2011, he moved to Mersin BB.
He returned to Fenerbahçe Istanbul for the 2012–13 season. In January 2013, he joined Pınar Karşıyaka. For the 2013–14 season, he moved to Trabzonspor.
He then joined Banvit in 2014. In 2016, he moved to Anadolu Efes. In July 2017, he signed with Beşiktaş.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/241760/besiktas-signs-can-maxim-mutaf.html Besiktas signs Can Maxim Mutaf]</ref>
On November 6, 2019, he has signed with Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketball League (BSL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/can-maxim-mutaf-signs-with-bursaspor/|title=Can Maxim Mutaf signs with Bursaspor|date=November 6, 2019|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref> Mutaf re-signed with the team on July 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frutti Extra Bursaspor extends Can Maxim Mutaf |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/frutti-extra-bursaspor-extends-can-maxim-mutaf/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 16, 2020 |date=July 16, 2020}}</ref>
On June 23, 2021, he has signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketball Super League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=95101|title=Can Maksim Daçka'da|last=|first=|date=June 23, 2021|website=BasketFaul.com|publisher=|language=tr|access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref>
On June 26, 2022, he has signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=101920|title=Can Maksim Büyükçekmece'de|last=|first=|date=June 26, 2022|website=|publisher=basketfaul|language=tr|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
On July 13, 2023, he signed a one-year deal with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Can Maksim Bahçeşehir'de|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=109169|website=|publisher=basketfaul|language=tr|date=July 13, 2023|accessdate=July 14, 2023}}</ref>
==International career== Mutaf was a regular member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With the Turkish junior national teams, he played at the following tournaments: the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
He has also been a member of the senior men's Turkish national basketball team.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Can%20M.%20MUTAF/pid/59405/_//players.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170406201425/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Can%20M.%20MUTAF/pid/59405/_//players.html| archive-date = 2017-04-06| title = archive.fiba.com: Players}}</ref>
==Personal life== Mutaf has a Turkish father and a Russian mother, elder brother of Sarper David Mutaf and both brothers also has Russian citizenship.<ref>[https://www.msxlabs.org/forum/spor-tr/285481-can-maxim-mutaf-can-maxim-mutaf-kimdir-can-maxim-mutaf-hakkinda.html Player profile on msxlab.org/forum/spor] {{in lang|tr}}</ref><ref>[https://enbursa.com/mutaf-kardesler-birbirine-rakip-oldu.html Mutaf kardeşler birbirine rakip oldu!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023091453/https://enbursa.com/mutaf-kardesler-birbirine-rakip-oldu.html |date=2023-10-23 }} {{in lang|tr}}</ref> He is married to Turkish internet celebrity Duygu Özaslan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/magazin/duygu-ozaslan-can-maxim-mutaf-evlendi-can-maxim-mutaf-kimdir-duygu-ozaslan-yasi-kac|title=Duygu Özaslan Can Maxim Mutaf evlendi! Can Maxim Mutaf kimdir, Duygu Özaslan yaşı kaç?|work=CNN Türk|date=14 June 2022|accessdate=14 June 2022}}</ref>
== See also == * List of youngest EuroLeague players
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=ulk&pcode=LQV#!careerstats Euroleague.net profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20231004212617/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Can%20M.%20MUTAF/pid/59405/_//players.html FIBA profile] (archive) *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Can-Mutaf/Turkey/Anadolu-Efes-Istanbul/113082 Eurobasket.com profile] *[https://www.tblstat.net/player/1360 TBlStat.net profile]
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