Melih Kabasakal (born 18 February 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for İstanbulspor.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Samsun, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | İstanbulspor | ||
| 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– | İstanbulspor | 81 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Turkey U16 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
Kabasakal is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U16s.[6]
İstanbulspor – current squad | |
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