Umut Meraş

Cengiz Umut Meraş (born 20 December 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor.

Umut Meraş

Meraş with Beşiktaş in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Cengiz Umut Meraş
Date of birth	(1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Eyüpspor
Number	77
Youth career
2008–2011	Şehremini
2011–2012	Sarıyer
2012–2013	Yeşilköy
2013–2014	Boluspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Boluspor	79	(2)
2018–2019	Bursaspor	27	(2)
2019–2021	Le Havre	57	(1)
2021–2024	Beşiktaş	44	(0)
2024–	Eyüpspor	10	(0)
International career‡
2019–	Turkey	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:17, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

On 31 August 2018, Meraş moved to Bursaspor after a couple successful seasons with Boluspor.^[2] The transaction costed a reported amount of TRY2.25m.^[3] Meraş made his Süper Lig debut for Bursaspor against İstanbul Başakşehir, ending 0–0, on 21 September 2018.^[4]

In August 2019, Meraş joined Ligue 2 side Le Havre AC on a four-year contract^[5] and played for two seasons.

In August 2021, Meraş returned to Süper Lig by signing to Beşiktaş.^[6]

In July 2024, Meraş joined newly promoted Süper Lig side Eyüpspor on a two-year contract^[7]

International career

Meraş made his debut for the Turkey national team on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Greece, as a starter.^[8]

Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2019	6	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	6	0
Total		15	0

Honours

Beşiktaş

• Süper Kupa: 2021
• Türkiye Kupası: 2023–24

References

1. "Umut Meraş". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. "Umut Meraş Bursaspor'da!". www.bursasporum.com.
3. "Bursaspor'un yeni 'Umut'u" [The new "Umut" [hope] of Bursaspor] (in Turkish). Habertürk. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
4. "BURSASPOR MEDİPOL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK - Maç Detayları TFF". tff.org.
5. Garnault, Delphine (13 August 2019). "Football: Umut Meras nouvelle recrue du Havre". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
6. "Son dakika transfer haberi: Beşiktaş Umut Meraş'ı renklerine bağladı". Fotomaç. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
7. "Eyüpspor, Umut Meraş ile 2 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı". ntvspor. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
8. "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.
9. "Umut Meraş". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

External links

• Umut Meraş at the Turkish Football Federation
• Umut Meraş at Soccerway
• Umut Meraş at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
• Umut Meraş at National-Football-Teams.com