Melih Kabasakal

Melih Kabasakal
Personal information
Date of birth	18 February 1996 (age 28)
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
2016–2018	Trabzonspor
2016–2017	→ Sarıyer (loan)
2017–2018	→ 1461 Trabzon (loan)
2018–2020	Esenler Erokspor
2020–2023	İstanbulspor
2023–	Eyüpspor
International career‡
2012	Turkey U16
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 13 December 2024 (UTC).; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

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

Career in Turkey

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

^ HABER 61, Trabzon Haber-. "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.
^ "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

Melih Kabasakal at Soccerway

[1] HABER 61, Trabzon Haber-. "Melih:". haber61.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "Melih'in Hedefi Trabzonspor". Günebakış.

[Öğünç_2020-3] 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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Melih Kabasakal

Career in Turkey

International career

References

External links

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