Cengiz Umut Meraş (born 20 December 1995) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

club

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

Club career

On 31 August 2018, Meraş moved to

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after a couple successful seasons with

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2.25m. Meraş made his Süper Lig debut for Bursaspor against İstanbul Başakşehir, ending 0–0, on 21 September 2018. In August 2019, Meraş joined

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side

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on a four-year contract and played for two seasons. In August 2021, Meraş returned to

by signing to Beşiktaş.

International career

Meraş made his debut for the Turkey national team on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against

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, as a starter.

Statistics

International

Honours

Beşiktaş * Süper Kupa:

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* * * * 1995 births Living people People from Eminönü Turkish footballers Association football fullbacks Turkey international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Ligue 2 players Bursaspor footballers Boluspor footballers Le Havre AC players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Turkish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Turkish expatriate sportspeople in France {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub