Merih Demiral
Türkiye | Defender | Türkiye
Merih Demiral, 28, is a footballer from Türkiye playing as Defender for Türkiye. Demiral was born in Kocaeli, Türkiye. In the 2026 World Cup season Demiral has 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists in 180 minutes at an average rating of 6.60. Demiral is ranked 14th in the Euro Championship Top Scorers list for 2024.
Profile
- Full name
- Merih Demiral
- Age
- 28
- Born
- 5 March 1998 | Kocaeli | Türkiye
- Nationality
- Türkiye
- Height
- 190
- Weight
- 86
- Position
- Defender
- Shirt number
- 28
- Current club
- Türkiye
League Rankings
- Euro Championship 2024 | Top Scorers | Position 14 | 2 goals View the Euro Championship top scorers
Season by Season Stats
| Season | Team | League | Apps | Goals | Assists | xG | Yellow | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Türkiye | World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2026 | Türkiye | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 2025 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | AFC Champions League Elite | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 25/26 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | Pro League | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 7.01 |
| 25/26 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | King's Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 25/26 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | Super Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Türkiye | Euro Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.70 |
| 2024 | Türkiye | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7.16 |
| 2024 | Türkiye | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2024 | Türkiye | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7.20 |
| 2023 | Türkiye | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.30 |
| 2023 | Türkiye | Euro Championship - Qualification | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 6.96 |
| 19/20 | Juventus | Club Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Juventus | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.70 |
| 2019 | Juventus | International Champions Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 19/20 | Juventus | Serie A | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 7.02 |
| 19/20 | Juventus | Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Career
Trophy Cabinet | 5 won
- AFC Champions League Elite 1× 2024/2025 Asia
- Coppa Italia 1× 2020/2021 Italy
- Serie A 1× 2019/2020 Italy
- Super Cup 1× 2025 Saudi Arabia
- Super Cup 1× 2021 Italy
Runner-up finishes
- Coppa Italia 1× | 2019/2020 | Italy
- Super Cup 1× | 2019 | Italy
Clubs | 6
-
Al-Ahli Jeddah
Aug 2023 – present
€ 20M
-
Atalanta
Jul 2022 – Aug 2023
€ 21M
-
Atalanta
Aug 2021 – Jul 2022
Loan
-
Juventus
Jul 2019 – Aug 2021
€ 18.1M
-
Sassuolo
Jan 2019 – Jul 2019
Loan
-
Alanyaspor
Aug 2018 – Jan 2019
Loan
Injury and Suspension History
- Suspended : 4 July 2024 to 10 July 2024
- Yellow Cards : 24 February 2023 to 26 February 2023
- Knee Injury : 13 November 2022 to 7 January 2023
- Muscle Injury : 27 September 2022 to 29 September 2022
- Injury : 23 July 2022 to 19 August 2022
- Muscle Injury : 29 March 2022 to 5 April 2022
- Yellow Cards : 26 February 2022 to 28 February 2022
- Thigh Injury : 20 October 2021 to 24 October 2021
- Head Injury : 18 September 2021 to 19 September 2021
- Muscle Injury : 18 April 2021 to 7 May 2021
- Illness : 10 March 2021 to 5 April 2021
- Muscle Injury : 17 January 2021 to 22 January 2021
- Muscle Injury : 2 December 2020 to 27 December 2020
- Muscle Injury : 22 November 2020 to 30 November 2020
- Red Card : 2 November 2020 to 4 November 2020
- Knee Injury : 14 June 2020 to 12 July 2020
- Coach's decision : 11 June 2020 to 13 June 2020
- Knee Injury : 12 January 2020 to 12 May 2020
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Merih Demiral play?
Merih Demiral plays as Defender.
Which team does Merih Demiral play for?
Merih Demiral plays for Türkiye in the World Cup.
How many goals has Merih Demiral scored this season?
Merih Demiral has scored 0 goals in 2 appearances in the World Cup 2026 season.
How old is Merih Demiral?
Merih Demiral is 27 years old and comes from Türkiye.
Updated: 11 Jul 2026, 09:52 UTC