| Ruben Kutran | |
| Fullname: | Hnasselen Ruben Henri Michel Kutran |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Lifou, New Caledonia |
| Death Place: | Pessac, France |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Païta |
| Youthclubs2: | CM Floirac |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Bordeaux |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 4 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Caledonia U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Hnasselen Ruben Henri Michel Kutran (10 January 2002 – 30 December 2022), known as Ruben Kutran, was a New Caledonian footballer who played as a left-back.
Born in Lifou, New Caledonia, Kutran began playing football with Païta FC at a young age.[1] At the age of ten, he moved to France, as his mother decided to emigrate to continue her studies.[1] The family settled in Bordeaux, where he played for a number of smaller clubs including CM Floirac.[1] [2]
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.[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.[4]
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.[4]
Kutran was called up to the New Caledonia under-16 squad for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship, which served as qualification for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1] [5] He scored in a 1–1 draw with Samoa, but was unable to help New Caledonia reach the knockout stage of the tournament.[6]
Following his retirement, Kutran did not play football professionally again, but suffered a heart attack while playing with friends.[4] [7] 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.[4] [8]
Kutran's two younger brothers, twins Baptiste and Nicolas, are also footballers, and both currently play for Bordeaux.[9]