M. Demiral

Defender Age 27 No. 28

Merih Demiral

Plays for: Al-Ahli Jeddah
Nationality: Türkiye
Born: 05 Mar 1998
Birthplace: Kocaeli, Türkiye
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 86 kg

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Apps16

Goals0

Assists0

Rating (avg)6.63

Rating 6.63

all competitions, 2026 season

Season at a glance

Pro League, 2026 season

7Appearances
Starts 7/7
502Minutes
72Minutes per app
Goals Assists

0

0
Shots on target 1/5
0Key passes
23Duels won
0Penalties scored
1Yellow cards
0Red cards
Rating (avg) 6.62

Rating trend

Match rating, oldest to most recent

Percentile profile

Percentile vs 58 players in the same position

Goals 85percentile 0.00/90

Shots on target 85percentile 0.18/90

Assists 65percentile 0.00/90

Duels won 55percentile 4.12/90

Key passes 15percentile 0.00/90

Season stats

Competition	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Sh	KP	Duels	Y	R	Rating
2026
Pro League	7	7	502	0	0	5 (1)	0	23	1	0	6.62
UEFA Nations League Türkiye	3	3	225	0	0	2	-	7	1	0	6.47
FIFA Intercontinental Cup	2	2	179	0	0	-	-	7	2	0	6.75
Friendlies Türkiye	2	0	73	0	0	2	-	4	0	0	6.80
World Cup Türkiye	2	2	180	0	0	6 (2)	1	13	0	0	6.60
2025
Pro League	20	20	1556	2	0	14 (5)	4	69	5	0	7.01
AFC Champions League Elite	6	5	403	0	0	4 (3)	1	19	1	0	6.80
King's Cup	3	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	-
Friendlies Türkiye	2	2	180	0	0	1	-	16	1	0	7.15
Super Cup	2	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	1	0	-
FIFA Intercontinental Cup	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	-
2024
World Cup - Qualification Europe Türkiye	6	6	482	2	0	2 (2)	-	22	1	0	7.20
UEFA Nations League Türkiye	5	5	450	0	0	5	-	31	2	0	7.16
Euro Championship Türkiye	4	2	206	2	0	3 (2)	1	18	0	0	7.70
Friendlies Türkiye	1	1	29	0	0	2	-	3	0	0	6.90
2023
Euro Championship - Qualification Türkiye	5	5	405	0	1	3 (2)	1	22	3	0	6.96
Friendlies Türkiye	1	1	45	0	0	-	-	2	0	0	7.30
2022
Friendlies Türkiye	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	-
UEFA Nations League Türkiye	1	1	90	1	0	1 (1)	-	7	0	0	8.20
2021
Friendlies Türkiye	2	-	-	0	1	-	-	-	0	0	-
2020
Euro Championship (incl. qualifiers) Türkiye	13	12	1115	0	1	10 (4)	4	39	2	0	7.22
World Cup - Qualification Europe Türkiye	8	7	654	1	0	5 (2)	2	28	1	0	6.81
UEFA Nations League Türkiye	5	5	450	0	0	3	2	31	1	0	7.02
Friendlies Türkiye	2	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	-
2019
Friendlies Türkiye	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	-
2018
Friendlies Türkiye	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	-
UEFA Nations League Türkiye	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	-

St - Starts · Sh - Shots (on target) · KP - Key passes · Duels - Duels won

Season details

Pro League

Passes: 295
Pass accuracy: 87%
Duels won: 23 / 41
Tackles: 8
Interceptions: 9
Blocks: 1
Dribbles: 2 / 3
Fouls drawn: 3
Fouls committed: 5

Tackles + interceptions per 90: 3.0
Duels won rate: 56%

UEFA Nations League Türkiye

Passes: 101
Pass accuracy: 89%
Duels won: 7 / 14
Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 3
Blocks: 2
Fouls committed: 4

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Passes: 94
Pass accuracy: 90%
Duels won: 7 / 16
Tackles: 1
Blocks: 1
Dribbles: 1 / 1
Fouls drawn: 1
Fouls committed: 6

Friendlies Türkiye

Passes: 34
Pass accuracy: 91%
Duels won: 4 / 8
Tackles: 1
Fouls drawn: 1
Fouls committed: 1

World Cup Türkiye

Passes: 126
Pass accuracy: 93%
Duels won: 13 / 28
Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Blocks: 1
Fouls drawn: 1
Fouls committed: 2

Last matches

Date	Opponent	Result	G	A	Rating	Min	Sh	KP	Y	R	Competition
19 Oct 2026	@ Al-Fayha	3-2 W	0	0	6.17	90	0 (0)	0	0	0	Pro League
12 Oct 2026	@ Al-Wasl FC	3-1 W	0	1	7.16	90	0 (0)	1	0	0	AFC Champions League Elite
09 Oct 2026	@ Al-Fateh	4-0 W	0	0	7.59	90	1 (0)	0	0	0	Pro League
02 Oct 2026	@ Belgium	0-3 L	0	0	5.93	90	2 (0)	0	1	0	UEFA Nations League
28 Sep 2026	vs Italy	1-4 L	0	0	5.89	45	0 (0)	0	0	0	UEFA Nations League
25 Sep 2026	vs France	0-1 L	0	0	5.72	90	0 (0)	0	0	0	UEFA Nations League
11 Sep 2026	vs Al-Hazm	3-1 W	-	0	6.60	90	1	-	0	0	Pro League
08 Sep 2026	@ Al-Qadisiyah FC	2-3 L	-	0	6.50	90	1 (1)	-	0	0	Pro League
01 Sep 2026	@ Al-Hilal Saudi FC	0-3 L	-	0	5.20	52	1	-	2	1	Pro League
29 Aug 2026	@ Al Kholood	1-3 L	-	0	5.70	90	-	-	0	0	Pro League

International career

Türkiye (2018-2026)

Competition	Seasons	Apps	G	A	Min
UEFA Nations League	2020-2026	14	1	-	1215
World Cup - Qualification Europe	2020-2024	14	3	-	1136
Euro Championship (incl. qualifiers)	2020	13	0	1	1115
Friendlies	2018-2026	13	0	-	-
Euro Championship - Qualification	2023	5	0	1	405
Euro Championship	2024	4	2	0	206
World Cup	2026	2	0	0	180

Career

2023 · Atalanta -> Al-Ahli Jeddah · € 20M
2022 · Juventus -> Atalanta · € 21M
2021 · Juventus -> Atalanta · Loan
2019 · Sassuolo -> Juventus · € 18.1M
2019 · Sporting CP -> Sassuolo · Loan
2018 · Sporting CP -> Alanyaspor · Loan

Honours

Winner · Super Cup (Saudi Arabia) 2025
Winner · AFC Champions League Elite 2024/2025
Winner · Super Cup (Italy) 2021
Winner · Coppa Italia 2020/2021
Winner · Serie A (Italy) 2019/2020
2nd Place · Coppa Italia 2019/2020
2nd Place · Super Cup (Italy) 2019

Recent absences

Suspended · 04 Jul 2024 - 10 Jul 2024
Yellow Cards · 24 Feb 2023 - 26 Feb 2023
Knee Injury · 13 Nov 2022 - 07 Jan 2023

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