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Merih Demiral
Merih Demiral is a defender for Türkiye U20 from Turkey. Age 28. Shirt number 5. Born in Karamürsel district. See the team page for live scores, fixtures and results.
Key facts
- Position
- Defender
- Shirt number
- #5
- Age
- 28 years old
- Born
- Thursday, March 5, 1998
- Birthplace
- Karamürsel district
- Nationality
- Türkiye
- Height
- 191 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
- Current team
Türkiye U20- National team
- Turkey men's national football team
Profile
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Merih Demiral is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and the Turkey national team.
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Statistics
| Season | Competition | Starts | Goals | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Shots | Shots on target | Fouls committed | Fouls suffered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | AFC Champions League Elite | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-27 | Saudi King's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026-27 | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | International Friendly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Career
Clubs
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | Atlético Clube Alcanenense |
| 2017–2017 | Sporting CP B |
| 2017–2018 | Sporting CP B |
| 2017–2019 | Sporting CP |
| 2018–2019 | Alanyaspor |
| 2019–2019 | Alanyaspor |
| 2019–2019 | Sassuolo |
| 2019–2022 | Juventus FC |
| 2021–2022 | Atalanta BC |
| 2022–2023 | Atalanta BC |
| 2023–present | Al Ahli SC |
National team
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Turkey national under-17 football team |
| 2015–2015 | Turkey national youth football team |
| 2015–2017 | Turkey national under-19 football team |
| 2016–2016 | Fenerbahçe S.K. U21 |
| 2016–2018 | Turkey national under-21 football team |
| 2018–2018 | Turkey national under-20 football team |
| 2018–present | Turkey men's national football team |
Teammates at Türkiye U20
Full squad- Abdurrahim DursunDefender · Shirt 3
- Fatih AksoyDefender · Shirt 14
- Gokhan KardesDefender · Shirt 4
- Mustafa EskihellacDefender · Shirt 19
- Savas PolatDefender · Shirt 2
- Tuncer Duhan AksuDefender · Shirt 13
- Kubilay KanatsizkusForward · Shirt 9
- Mücahit Can AkcayForward · Shirt 18
- Altay BayindirGoalkeeper · Shirt 12