Al Ahli

Merih Demiral

Defender#28

Bio

Born in Karamürsel district in 1998, Merih Demiral debuted for Fenerbahçe S.K. U21 in 2016 and now plays for Al Ahli FC. He has also played for Atlético Clube Alcanenense, Sporting CP B and Sporting CP. He plays as a defender. He has represented the Turkey national under-17 football team and the Turkey national youth football team.

Key facts

Age: 28
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 86 kg
Number: #28
Born: 5/3/1998
Birthplace: Karamürsel district
Debut: 2016
Position: Defender
Nationality: Türkiye

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@merihdemiral X@Merihdemiral

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2016–now

2016Fenerbahçe S.K. U21
2016–2017Atlético Clube Alcanenense
2017Sporting CP B
2017–2018Sporting CP B
2017–2019Sporting CP
2018–2019Alanyaspor
2019Alanyaspor
2019US Sassuolo Calcio
2019–2022Juventus FC
2021–2022Atalanta BC
2022–2023Atalanta BC
2023–Al Ahli FC
2014–2015Turkey national under-17 football teamNational team
2015Turkey national youth football teamNational team
2015–2017Turkey national under-19 football teamNational team
2016–2018Turkey national under-21 football teamNational team
2018Turkey national under-20 football teamNational team
2018–Turkey men's national football teamNational team

Career stats

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 UEFA Nations League	4	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	2
2026-27 AFC Champions League Elite	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
2026-27 Saudi Pro League	8	9	4	0	1	0	7	2	0
2026-27 Saudi King's Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup	2	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
2026 International Friendly	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2026 FIFA World Cup	2	2	1	0	0	0	6	2	3

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 AFC Champions League EliteAl Ahli	2	0	1	1	0	158	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0
2026 UEFA Nations LeagueTürkiye	3	0	0	2	0	225	1	0	1	3	0	4	0	0	7	0
2026 FIFA World CupTürkiye	2	0	0	6	2	180	0	0	3	2	0	2	1	0	3	0
2026 International FriendlyTürkiye	2	0	0	2	0	73	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
2025-26 AFC Champions League EliteAl Ahli	6	0	0	4	3	402	1	0	0	6	1	3	4	0	3	0
2025 International FriendlyTürkiye	2	–	–	–	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024-25 AFC Champions League EliteAl Ahli	12	0	1	7	1	1,013	2	0	0	12	0	5	6	0	7	0
2024 UEFA Nations LeagueTürkiye	5	0	0	6	0	450	2	0	1	5	0	6	3	0	6	0
2024 International FriendlyTürkiye	3	–	–	–	–	167	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023 International FriendlyTürkiye	1	–	–	–	–	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022-23 Serie AAtalanta	28	1	0	7	1	1,523	5	0	0	28	14	12	13	0	22	0
2022 UEFA Nations LeagueTürkiye	2	1	0	1	1	180	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0
2021-22 Serie AAtalanta	28	1	2	24	6	1,913	8	0	1	28	6	28	16	0	21	0
2021-22 UEFA Europa LeagueAtalanta	6	0	1	4	0	520	2	0	0	6	0	12	7	0	4	0
2022 International FriendlyTürkiye	1	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
2021-22 UEFA Champions LeagueAtalanta	6	1	0	2	2	370	1	0	0	6	1	4	2	0	6	0
2021 International FriendlyTürkiye	2	0	0	3	1	180	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	1	0
2020-21 Serie AJuventus	15	0	1	6	2	936	1	0	1	15	5	11	1	0	7	0
2020-21 UEFA Champions LeagueJuventus	5	0	0	2	1	400	2	1	0	5	2	10	3	0	4	0
2020 UEFA Nations LeagueTürkiye	5	0	0	3	0	450	1	0	1	5	0	8	7	0	8	0
2019-20 Serie AJuventus	6	1	1	2	1	418	1	0	1	6	1	5	1	0	4	0
2019-20 UEFA Champions LeagueJuventus	1	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0
2018-19 Serie ASassuolo	14	2	0	7	3	1,260	3	0	1	14	0	26	4	0	21	0
Career23 seasons	157	7	7	89	24	11,223	30	1	10	151	32	143	77	0	128	0

Game log, 2026-27 AFC Champions League Elite

Game
13 Oct @ Al WaslW 3-1 13 Oct	0	1	0	0	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
15 Sept v PakhtakorD 1-1 15 Sept	0	0	1	0	68	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0

Splits, AFC Champions League Elite

Split
HomeHome or away · won 9 of 11	11	0.1	0.7	0.2	75.1	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.6	0.5	0.5
AwayHome or away · won 9 of 9	9	0.1	0.4	0.2	83.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.7
WinsResult	18	0.1	0.6	0.2	78.6	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.5
DrawsResult	2	0.0	1.0	0.0	79.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0
Regular seasonStage · won 18 of 20	20	0.1	0.6	0.2	78.7	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.6
Al-Rayyan SCOpponent · won 3 of 3	3	0.0	0.3	0.0	77.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3
Al WaslOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.5	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Al-GharafaOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	1.0	0.5	71.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5
Al AinOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Al HilalOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0
Al SaddOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Al-Shorta SCOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	87.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Buriram UnitedOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Esteghlal FCOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
FC NasafOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0
Johor Darul Ta'zimOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kawasaki FrontaleOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Machida ZelviaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	2.0	1.0	120	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
PakhtakorOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	68.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
PersepolisOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Vissel KobeOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	2.0	2.0	69.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City, JeddahGround · won 5 of 6	6	0.2	1.0	0.2	85.3	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	0.7
King Abdullah Sports City, JeddahGround · won 5 of 6	6	0.0	0.8	0.5	63.8	0.2	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.5
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, DohaGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	70.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5
Zabeel Stadium, DubaiGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.5	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Al-Zawraa Stadium, BaghdadGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	87.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al AinGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium, JeddahGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0

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