Melih Kabasakal (born 18 February 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Gaziantep.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Boyabat, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Boyabat Çeltikspor | ||
| 2011–2014 | Samsunspor | ||
| 2014–2016 | Trabzonspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Trabzonspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Sarıyer (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → 1461 Trabzon (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Esenler Erokspor | 54 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | İstanbulspor | 91 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Eyüpspor | 70 | (0) |
| 2025– | Gaziantep | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Turkey U16 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career in Turkey
editKabasakal is a youth product of the youth academies of Boyabat Çeltikspor, Samsunspor and Trabzonspor. He began his senior career with Trabzonspor in January 2016 where he was promoted to the senior team.[1] He joined Sarıyer on loan for the 2016–17 season, and 1461 Trabzon for 2017–18.[2] He then spent 2+1⁄2 seasons with Esenler Erokspor, before transferring to İstanbulspor on 30 January 2020 in the TFF First League.[3] He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021–22 season for the first time in 17 years.[4] He made his professional debut in İstanbulspor's return to the Süper Lig in a 2–0 season opening loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022.[5]
On 16 January 2023, Kabasakal joined Eyüpspor on a 3.5-year contract.[6]
International career
editKabasakal was a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U16s.[7]
References
edit- ↑ HABER 61, Trabzon Haber- (20 January 2016). "Melih". haber61.net.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Melih'in Hedefi Trabzonspor". Günebakış.
- ↑ Öğünç, Mehmet Şakir (30 January 2020). "İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği". İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ "İstanbulspor, 17 yıl sonra Spor Toto Süper Lig'de". Pusula Haber. 2 June 2022.
- ↑ "Trabzonspor lige galibiyetle başladı!". Haber7.
- ↑ "Eyüpspor'umuza Hoş Geldin Melih Kabasakal!" (in Turkish). Eyüpspor. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ "U16 Millilerin UEFA U16 Development Turnuvası aday kadrosu açıklandı | Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu".
External links
edit- Melih Kabasakal at Soccerway