Melih Kabasakal

Following his move to Trabzonspor, Kabasakal's current-season form is level with last season (Season 27→27), while his Rating climbed 24→26. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Trabzonspor · 4th	2	0	0	6.6	26	27
2025/26	Gaziantep FK · 12th	27	1	1	6.73	24	27
2025/26	Eyüpspor	3	0	0	6.7	—	—
2024/25	Eyüpspor · 6th	31	0	2	6.98	38	37
2023/24	Eyüpspor	10	0	1	6.56	—	—
2022/23	Eyüpspor	5	0	0	6.82	—	—
2022/23	İstanbulspor · 12th	17	1	0	6.97	38	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

M. Kabasakal is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Gaziantep FK, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 27. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.4. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (50.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kabasakal.

On the season, Kabasakal graded 27 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 5.812 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 30 Kabasakal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs

24.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

27.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

5.81

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Gaziantep FK finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

5.81

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 5.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 50.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %50.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.059

Assists / 900.059

Goal contribution / 900.117

Defensive actions / 905.812

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.47

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 30, Kabasakal sits on 4.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kabasakal's projected Rating — 24.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles59

Interceptions37

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

TrabzonsporJun 2026 – now

Gaziantep FKAug 2025 – Jun 2026

EyüpsporJan 2023 – Aug 2025

İstanbulsporJan 2020 – Jan 2023Free

EEroksporJul 2018 – Jan 2020Free

11461 Trabzon(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2018

Sarıyer(on loan)Aug 2016 – Aug 2017

Trabzonsporuntil Aug 2016

About M. Kabasakal

Melih Kabasakal is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Trabzonspor, born on February 18, 1996 in Samsun, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Türkiye.

This season

In the current season, M. Kabasakal has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 113 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Başakşehir (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Kasımpaşa (23 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Kabasakal at 24.4 with a Season form score of 27.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 1. Lig. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, M. Kabasakal has totalled 253 club appearances with 6 goals and 6 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 36 appearances for Esenler Erokspor.

M. Kabasakal's career has also included time at Gaziantep FK, Eyüpspor, İstanbulspor, EErokspor, 11461 Trabzon and Sarıyer.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.