Melih Kabasakal (born 18 February 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Turkey national team.
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. He joined Sarıyer on loan for the 2016–17 season, and 1461 Trabzon for 2017–18. He then spent seasons with Esenler Erokspor, before transferring to İstanbulspor on 30 January 2020 in the TFF First League. He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021–22 season for the first time in 17 years. 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.
On 16 January 2023, Kabasakal joined Eyüpspor on a 3.5-year contract.
International career Kabasakal was a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U16s.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueTurkish CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsİstanbulspor2019–20TFF 1. Lig90–––902020–21TFF 1. Lig31010––3202021–22TFF 1. Lig39400––3942022–23Süper Lig17120––191Total96530––995Eyüpspor2022–23TFF 1. Lig130–––1302023–24TFF 1. Lig26020––2802024–25Süper Lig31030––3402025–26Süper Lig30–––30Total73050––780Gaziantep2025–26Süper Lig24130––271Trabzonspor2026–27Süper Lig1000000010Career total194611000002056
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