Merih Demiral
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Center Back
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Started
20
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 33%
0.35
xG
0
Goals
6
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 |  USA | W3 - 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 19 |  Paraguay | L0 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| Jun 14 |  Australia | L2 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| Jun 6 |  Venezuela | W2 - 1 | 45 | — | — | — | 6.2 |
| Jun 1 |  North Macedonia | W4 - 0 | 28 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| May 20 |  Al Khaleej | W1 - 4 | 45 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| May 16 |  Al Kholood | W3 - 0 | 87 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| May 11 |  Al-Taawoun | W1 - 2 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| Apr 29 |  Al Nassr FC | L2 - 0 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 6.1 |
| Apr 25 |  Machida Zelvia | W1 - 0 | 120 | — | — | — | 7.9 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Merih Demiral
Merih Demiral is a professional 28-year-old footballer who plays as a center back for Al Ahli, born on March 4, 1998, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Merih Demiral on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Merih Demiral Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Saudi Pro League campaign, Merih Demiral has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 20 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 2 goals and 0 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.1.
Compared to other center backs in the competition, Merih Demiral ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Merih Demiral's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- August 16, 2026: null-null vs Al Anwar (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 20, 2026: 1-4 win away vs Al Khaleej (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 16, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Al Kholood (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 11, 2026: 1-2 win away vs Al-Taawoun (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 6, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Al Fateh FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 3, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Al Akhdoud (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 29, 2026: 2-0 loss away vs Al Nassr FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 8, 2026: 1-1 draw away vs Al-Fayha (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 4, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Damac FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Al Hilal (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Merih Demiral's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Merih Demiral's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Merih Demiral currently plays for Al Ahli alongside Enzo Millot, Ziyad Aljohani, Saad Balobaid, Saleh Abu Al-Shamat, Rayan Hamed, Matteo Dams, Matheus Gonçalves, Valentin Atangana Edoa, Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Eid Al-Muwallad, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Abdulelah Al Khaibari, Abdullah Abdo, Yaseen Atiah Al Zubaidi, Mohammed Sulaiman. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Merih Demiral's career has also included time at Atalanta, Juventus, Sassuolo, Alanyaspor, Sporting CP, Sporting CP B, AC Alcanenense, Turkiye, Turkiye U20, Turkiye U21, Turkiye U19, Turkiye U17.
On the international stage, Merih Demiral has represented Turkey.
Other notable players from Turkey include Kartal Yilmaz, Ömer Çaki, Abdulcebrail Akbulut, Muhammed Gümüskaya, Arda Özcimen, Süleyman Özdemir, Oguzhan Ay, Cenk Sen, Bünyamin Balci, Burak Bekaroglu, Azad Toptik, Berkay Sefa Kara, Caner Erkin, Tunahan Ergül, Behlül Aydin. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Merih Demiral has won 5 titles: AFC Champions League Elite (2025/2026, 2024/2025) with Al Ahli, Super Cup (2025/2026) with Al Ahli, Serie A (2019/2020) with Juventus, Supercoppa (2020/2021) with Juventus, Coppa Italia (2020/2021) with Juventus.
Merih Demiral has competed in Saudi Pro League, King's Cup, Super Cup, AFC Champions League Elite, FIFA Intercontinental Cup, Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League, Europa League, Super Lig, Turkish Cup, Liga Portugal 2. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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