Melih Kabasakal

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 Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Trabzonspor
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 96 (5)
2023–2025 Eyüpspor 73 (0)
2025–2026 Gaziantep 24 (1)
2026– Trabzonspor 1 (0)
International career‡
2012 Turkey U16 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:56, 20 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.

Club 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 was a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U16s.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Turkish Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
İstanbulspor 2019–20 TFF 1. Lig 90–––90
2020–21 TFF 1. Lig 31010––320
2021–22 TFF 1. Lig 39400––394
2022–23 Süper Lig 17120––191
Total 96530––995
Eyüpspor 2022–23 TFF 1. Lig 130–––130
2023–24 TFF 1. Lig 26020––280
2024–25 Süper Lig 31030––340
2025–26 Süper Lig 30–––30
Total 73050––780
Gaziantep 2025–26 Süper Lig 24130––271
Trabzonspor 2026–27 Süper Lig 1000000010
Career total 194611000002056

References

  1. ↑ HABER 61, Trabzon Haber- (20 January 2016). "Melih". haber61.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. 2 June 2022.
  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".
  8. ↑ "Melih Kabasakal". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
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