Bulut, who turned 27 last month, is a former Young Socceroos striker who was considered a future Socceroo after scoring 15 goals for three under-age national teams. 

He is currently serving a four-year doping ban.

The ban was handed down during his time in Turkish football last year, in what was the latest stop on a nomadic and frustrating few years for the talented but seemingly wayward striker.

Instead of being in the peak of his career,  he now must sit out football and hope his ban is reduced in order to return sooner rather than later.

After showing promise at the AIS, the Western Sydney-raised Bulut began his career at Sydney FC’s youth side in 2009/10.

He was the Golden Boot in the 2010 AFC U19 Championships where his blistering form up front helped Australia reach the final. 

Alongside Terry Antonis and Kofi Danning for the Young Socceroos

He signed twice for Wanderers and became an instant hero during his first stint in 2015 when he scored a brace on debut against derby rivals, and former club, Sydney FC.

This was followed by club stints in the Czech Republic, Turkey, Germany, Greece and back in the A-League under Tony Popovic at Wanderland.

Alongside him in the Sky Blues a decade ago was another striker on the rise, current Philippines international Iain Ramsay.

“Back in the day when I played with Kerem at Sydney, he just had that hunger,” Ramsay told FTBL from Thailand. 

“He was hungry to score and so determined - if he didn’t score he wouldn’t be happy that’s for sure."