Merih Demiral

Merih Demiral
Demiral with Türkiye in 2020
Personal information
Full name Merih Demiral[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Karamürsel, Turkey
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Ahli
Number 28
Youth career
2009–2011 Karamürsel Idmanyurduspor
2011–2016 Fenerbahçe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Alcanenense 12 (0)
2017Sporting CP B (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2019 Sporting CP B 26 (0)
2018–2019Alanyaspor (loan) 16 (1)
2019Sassuolo (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2022 Juventus 21 (1)
2021–2022Atalanta (loan) 28 (1)
2022–2023 Atalanta 28 (1)
2023– Al-Ahli 28 (2)
International career
2014–2015 Turkey U17 7 (1)
2015 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2015–2016 Turkey U19 10 (1)
2018 Turkey U20 9 (0)
2016–2018 Turkey U21 13 (0)
2018– Turkey 51 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 8 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:55, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Merih Demiral (born 5 March 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and Turkish national team.

  1. ^ "Merih Demiral". Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Merih Demiral: Overview". ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Merih Demiral". Saudi Pro League. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.