Melih Kabasakal

Melih Kabasakal (born 18 February 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for TFF First League club Eyüpspor.

Melih Kabasakal
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996
Place of birth Boyabat, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eyüpspor
Number 57
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– Eyüpspor 13 (0)
International career‡
2012 Turkey U16 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Career

Kabasakal 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

Kabasakal is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U16s.[7]

References
  1. HABER 61, Trabzon Haber-. "Melih:". haber61.net.
  2. "Melih'in Hedefi Trabzonspor". Günebakış.
  3. Öğünç, Mehmet Şakir (30 January 2020). "İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği". İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. "İstanbulspor, 17 yıl sonra Spor Toto Süper Lig'de". Pusula Haber.
  5. "Trabzonspor lige galibiyetle başladı!". Haber7.
  6. "Eyüpspor'umuza Hoş Geldin Melih Kabasakal!" (in Turkish). Eyüpspor. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. "U16 Millilerin UEFA U16 Development Turnuvası aday kadrosu açıklandı | Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu".
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