Merih Demiral
28 yrs · Centre-back · Türkiye
Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club · Saudi Pro League · Foot: right · Height: 190 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2029
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€12.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €30.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Atalanta BC | Serie A | CB | 28 | 1524 | 45% | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 1487 | 1556 | 0.94 |
| 2021/22 | Atalanta BC | Serie A | CB | 28 | 1915 | 56% | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 1493 | 1566 | 0.89 |
| 2020/21 | Juventus FC | Serie A | CB | 15 | 935 | 27% | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 1405 | 1698 | 0.90 |
| 2019/20 | Juventus FC | Serie A | CB | 6 | 418 | 12% | 1 | 1 | 0.43 | 0.09 | 1357 | 1643 | 0.82 |
| 2018/19 | Alanyaspor | Super Lig | CB | 16 | 1412 | 46% | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 1380 | 1325 | 0.58 |
| 2018/19 | US Sassuolo | Serie A | CB | 14 | 1260 | 37% | 2 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1455 | 1351 | 0.78 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | World Cup | Turkiye | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Europa League | Atalanta BC | 6 | 520 | 0 | 1 | 1616 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Champions League | Atalanta BC | 6 | 370 | 1 | 0 | 1637 |
| 2021/22 | Italy Cup | Atalanta BC | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Champions League | Juventus FC | 5 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 1642 |
| 2020/21 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 4 | 327 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Champions League | Juventus FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1639 |
| 2019/20 | Supercoppa Italiana | Juventus FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1539 |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2023 | Atalanta | Al-Ahli | €17.0M | €20.0M |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Juventus | Atalanta | €21.0M | €25.0M |
| 30 Jun 2022 | Atalanta | Juventus | Free / loan | €25.0M |
| 6 Aug 2021 | Juventus | Atalanta | Free / loan | €28.0M |
| 5 Jul 2019 | Sassuolo | Juventus | €19.5M | €15.0M |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Alanyaspor | Sassuolo | €8.0M | €15.0M |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Sassuolo | Alanyaspor | Free / loan | €15.0M |
| 30 Jan 2019 | Alanyaspor | Sassuolo | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 29 Jan 2019 | Sporting | Alanyaspor | €3.5M | €1.5M |
| 28 Jan 2019 | Alanyaspor | Sporting | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 16 Aug 2018 | Sporting | Alanyaspor | Free / loan | €700k |
| 2 Jul 2018 | Sporting B | Sporting | Unknown | €700k |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Alcanenense | Sporting B | €200k | €50k |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Sporting B | Alcanenense | Free / loan | €50k |
| 11 Jan 2017 | Alcanenense | Sporting B | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Fenerbahce U19 | Alcanenense | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 24 Nov 2014 | Fenerbahce U17 | Fenerbahce U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 24 Mar 2014 | Fenerbahce U16 | Fenerbahce U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Fenerbahce Yth. | Fenerbahce U16 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 7 Oct 2011 | K.Mürsel IY Yth | Fenerbahce Yth. | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
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