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Full nameMerih Demiral
PositionCentre-back
NationalityTürkiye
Age28
Date of birth5 Mar 1998
BirthplaceKocaeli
Height190 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubAl-Ahli Jeddah
Centre-back
20
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1556
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al-Ahli Jeddah.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro League202015567.01
AFC Champions League Elite6004036.8
King's Cup3000
Super Cup2000
FIFA Intercontinental Cup1000

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Demiral is a 28-year-old central defender at Al-Ahli Jeddah, rated 39.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 151st of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Demiral.

Judged on this season alone, Demiral graded 36 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 61 centre-backs in the Pro League, on 9 clean sheets and 2.429 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 36). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 33% of the 61 centre-backs in the Pro League. At 28 Demiral is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22
Current potentialTop 33% centre-backs · Pro LeagueCurrent seasonTop 12% centre-backs · Pro League7th-best centre-back in the Pro League151st in the Pro League · potential20th-highest potential centre-back in the Pro League
39.8
Ratingi
20th of 61 centre-backs
36.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
50.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.43
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Ahli Jeddah finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

2.43
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
13
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

2.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 50.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39.8, Demiral carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Pro League (top 33%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.