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#28 Merih Demiral

Al-Ahli

Saudi Pro League League level: Saudi Arabia

First Tier Joined: Aug 19, 2023 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2026

Date of birth/Age: Mar 5, 1998 (26)
Place of birth: Kocaeli
Citizenship: Türkiye

Height: 1,90 m
Position: Centre-Back
Agent: DW Sports Management

Current international: Türkiye
Caps/Goals: 42 / 2

€18.00m

Last update: Dec 15, 2023

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Türkiye
3		Türkiye	Nov 20, 2018	42	2	Mircea Lucescu	20 years 08 months 15 days
	Türkiye U21
5		Türkiye U21	Nov 10, 2016	13	-	Abdullah Ercan	18 years 08 months 05 days
	Türkiye U20
5		Türkiye U20	May 28, 2018	5	-	Muzaffer Bilazer	20 years 02 months 23 days
	Türkiye U19
4		Türkiye U19	Oct 10, 2015	10	1	Vedat İnceefe	17 years 07 months 05 days
	Türkiye U18
5		Türkiye U18	Sep 29, 2015	2	-	Vedat İnceefe	17 years 06 months 24 days
	Türkiye U17
13		Türkiye U17	Sep 21, 2014	7	1	Mehmet Hacıoğlu	16 years 06 months 16 days

Stats of Merih Demiral

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			42	2	3	2	5	2	7	-	-	-	1.714'	3.428'
	European Qualifiers	15	-	2	-	-	2	5	-	-	-	-	1.295'
	International Friendlies	9	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	625'
	World Cup qualification	8	1	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	654'	654'
	UEFA Nations League	7	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	630'	630'
	EURO	3	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	224'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
			Nov 20, 2018	Türkiye	Ukraine	0:0	RB					85'		5'
	European Qualifiers
	Group H	Shkodër	Mar 22, 2019	Albania	Türkiye	0:2	CB							90'
	Group H		Mar 25, 2019	Türkiye	Moldova	4:0	CB							90'
	International Friendlies
			May 30, 2019	Türkiye	Greece	2:1	on the bench
		Antalya/Alanya	Jun 2, 2019	Türkiye	Uzbekistan	2:0	CB							90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group H		Jun 8, 2019	Türkiye	France	2:0	CB		1		45'			90'
	Group H	Reykjavík	Jun 11, 2019	Iceland	Türkiye	2:1	CB							90'
	Group H		Sep 7, 2019	Türkiye	Andorra	1:0	CB							90'
	Group H	Chisinau	Sep 10, 2019	Moldova	Türkiye	0:4	CB							90'
	Group H	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Oct 11, 2019	Türkiye	Albania	1:0	CB				7'			90'
	Group H	Saint Denis	Oct 14, 2019	France	Türkiye	1:1	CB							90'
	Group H	Şişli/İstanbul	Nov 14, 2019	Türkiye	Iceland	0:0	CB							90'
	Group H	Andorra la Vella	Nov 17, 2019	Andorra	Türkiye	0:2	CB						80'	80'
	UEFA Nations League B
	Group 3		Sep 3, 2020	Türkiye	Hungary	0:1	CB							90'
	Group 3	Belgrad	Sep 6, 2020	Serbia	Türkiye	0:0	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Köln	Oct 7, 2020	Germany	Türkiye	3:3	CB							90'
	UEFA Nations League B
	Group 3	Moskau	Oct 11, 2020	Russia	Türkiye	1:1	CB		1					90'
	Group 3	Şişli/İstanbul	Oct 14, 2020	Türkiye	Serbia	2:2	CB							90'
	International Friendlies
			Nov 11, 2020	Türkiye	Croatia	3:3	CB					54'		36'
	UEFA Nations League B
	Group 3	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Nov 15, 2020	Türkiye	Russia	3:2	CB				49'			90'
	Group 3		Nov 18, 2020	Hungary	Türkiye	2:0	CB							90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group G	İkitelli / İstanbul	Mar 24, 2021	Türkiye	Netherlands	4:2	Thigh problems
	Group G	Málaga	Mar 27, 2021	Norway	Türkiye	0:3	Thigh problems
	Group G	İkitelli / İstanbul	Mar 30, 2021	Türkiye	Latvia	3:3	Thigh problems
	International Friendlies
		Antalya/Alanya	May 27, 2021	Türkiye	Azerbaijan	2:1	CB							90'
			May 31, 2021	Türkiye	Guinea	0:0	on the bench
		Paderborn	Jun 3, 2021	Türkiye	Moldova	2:0	CB							90'
	EURO 2020
	Group A	Roma	Jun 11, 2021	Türkiye	Italy	0:3	CB			1				90'
	Group A	Baku	Jun 16, 2021	Türkiye	Wales	0:2	CB					46'		45'
	Group A	Baku	Jun 20, 2021	Switzerland	Türkiye	3:1	CB							90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group G		Sep 1, 2021	Türkiye	Montenegro	2:2	CB							90'
	Group G	Gibraltar	Sep 4, 2021	Gibraltar	Türkiye	0:3	CB					66'		24'
	Group G	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Sep 7, 2021	Netherlands	Türkiye	6:1	CB							90'
	Group G	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Oct 8, 2021	Türkiye	Norway	1:1	CB							90'
	Group G	Riga	Oct 11, 2021	Latvia	Türkiye	1:2	CB			1				90'
	Group G		Nov 13, 2021	Türkiye	Gibraltar	6:0	CB	1						90'
	Group G	Podgorica	Nov 16, 2021	Montenegro	Türkiye	1:2	CB							90'
	World Cup qualification Playoffs
	Semi-Finals	Porto	Mar 24, 2022	Portugal	Türkiye	3:1	CB				76'			90'
	International Friendlies
			Mar 29, 2022	Türkiye	Italy	2:3	CB							90'
	UEFA Nations League C
	Group 1		Jun 4, 2022	Türkiye	Faroe Islands	4:0	CB	1						90'
	Group 1	Vilnius	Jun 7, 2022	Lithuania	Türkiye	0:6	on the bench
	Group 1		Jun 11, 2022	Luxembourg	Türkiye	0:2	CB							90'
	Group 1		Jun 14, 2022	Türkiye	Lithuania	2:0	on the bench
	Group 1		Sep 22, 2022	Türkiye	Luxembourg	3:3	Knee problems
	Group 1	Tórshavn	Sep 25, 2022	Faroe Islands	Türkiye	2:1	Knee problems
	International Friendlies
			Nov 16, 2022	Türkiye	Scotland	2:1	Not in squad
			Nov 19, 2022	Türkiye	Czechia	2:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group D	Yerevan	Mar 25, 2023	Armenia	Türkiye	1:2	CB				42'		46'	45'
	Group D		Mar 28, 2023	Türkiye	Croatia	0:2	CB							90'
	Group D	Riga	Jun 16, 2023	Latvia	Türkiye	2:3	CB		1					90'
	Group D		Jun 19, 2023	Türkiye	Wales	2:0	CB				47'			90'
	Group D		Sep 8, 2023	Türkiye	Armenia	1:1	CB				90'			90'
	International Friendlies
			Sep 12, 2023	Japan	Türkiye	4:2	CB					46'		45'
	European Qualifiers
	Group D		Oct 12, 2023	Croatia	Türkiye	0:1	Gelbsperre
	Group D		Oct 15, 2023	Türkiye	Latvia	4:0	Meniscus injury
	International Friendlies
		Berlin	Nov 18, 2023	Germany	Türkiye	2:3	Meniscus injury
	European Qualifiers
	Group D	Cardiff	Nov 21, 2023	Wales	Türkiye	1:1	Meniscus injury
	International Friendlies
			Mar 22, 2024	Hungary	Türkiye	1:0	on the bench
		Wien	Mar 26, 2024	Austria	Türkiye	6:1	CB							90'
Squad: 48, Starting eleven: 37, Substituted in: 5, On the bench: 6, Suspended: 1, Injured: 8,