Umut Meraş

Umut Meraş
	Meraş with Beşiktaş in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Cengiz Umut Meraş
Date of birth	20 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Eyüpspor
Number	77
Youth career
2008–2011	Şehremini
2011–2012	Sarıyer
2012–2013	Yeşilköy
2013–2014	Boluspor
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2018	Boluspor
2018–2019	Bursaspor
2019–2021	Le Havre
2021–2024	Beşiktaş
2024–	Eyüpspor
International career‡
2019–	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 22 December 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:17, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Cengiz Umut Meraş (born 20 December 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor.

Club career

On 31 August 2018, Meraş moved to Bursaspor after a couple successful seasons with Boluspor.^[2] The transaction costed a reported amount of TRY2.25m.^[3] Meraş made his Süper Lig debut for Bursaspor against İstanbul Başakşehir, ending 0–0, on 21 September 2018.^[4]

In August 2019, Meraş joined Ligue 2 side Le Havre AC on a four-year contract^[5] and played for two seasons.

In August 2021, Meraş returned to Süper Lig by signing to Beşiktaş.^[6]

In July 2024, Meraş joined newly promoted Süper Lig side Eyüpspor on a two-year contract^[7]

International career

Meraş made his debut for the Turkey national team on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Greece, as a starter.^[8]

Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[9]
National team	Year	Apps
Turkey	2019	6
	2020	3
	2021	6
Total		15

Honours

Beşiktaş

References

^ "Umut Meraş". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Umut Meraş Bursaspor'da!". www.bursasporum.com.
^ "Bursaspor'un yeni 'Umut'u" [The new "Umut" [hope] of Bursaspor] (in Turkish). Habertürk. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "BURSASPOR MEDİPOL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK - Maç Detayları TFF". tff.org.
^ Garnault, Delphine (13 August 2019). "Football: Umut Meras nouvelle recrue du Havre". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "Son dakika transfer haberi: Beşiktaş Umut Meraş'ı renklerine bağladı". Fotomaç. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Eyüpspor, Umut Meraş ile 2 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı". ntvspor. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.
^ "Umut Meraş". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

External links

Umut Meraş at the Turkish Football Federation
Umut Meraş at Soccerway
Umut Meraş at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
Umut Meraş at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Umut Meraş". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[2] "Umut Meraş Bursaspor'da!". www.bursasporum.com.

[2018_Transfer_Fee-3] "Bursaspor'un yeni 'Umut'u" [The new "Umut" [hope] of Bursaspor] (in Turkish). Habertürk. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[4] "BURSASPOR MEDİPOL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK - Maç Detayları TFF". tff.org.

[5] Garnault, Delphine (13 August 2019). "Football: Umut Meras nouvelle recrue du Havre". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[6] "Son dakika transfer haberi: Beşiktaş Umut Meraş'ı renklerine bağladı". Fotomaç. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[7] "Eyüpspor, Umut Meraş ile 2 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı". ntvspor. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[8] "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.

[9] "Umut Meraş". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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