Islam Merili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Islam Merili | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | El Attaf, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | USM Alger | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | ASO Chlef | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | ASO Chlef | 88 | (3) |
| 2022– | USM Alger | 41 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Algeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2019 | |||
Islam Merili (
Career
USM Alger
On February 8, 2022, Islam Merili signed a two-year and a half contract with USM Alger. Free from any commitment, he was coveted by several clubs, notably MC Alger, but Merili opted for L'USMA after an agreement with sports director Hocine Achiou. Usmist supporters have no idea about the new recruit and they expect to see him form a good duo with Brahim Benzaza after playing together for several seasons with ASO Chlef.[3][4] On November 9, 2022, Minutes after he came on as a substitute, Merili scored the winning goal against Cape Town City, as the first goal in the colors of USM Alger and qualified for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup.[5] On June 3, 2023, Merili won the first title in his football career by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania.[6][7] On August 16, 2023, Islam Merili renewed his contract for two seasons until 2026 along with nine other players.[8][9] On 15 September 2023, Merili won the CAF Super Cup title after winning against Al Ahly, it is the second African title with USM Alger in three months.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 January 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ASO Chlef | 2016–17 | Ligue 2
|
2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 89 | 3 | — | — | — | 89 | 3 | |||||
| USM Alger | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12[a] | 2 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | — | 50 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | — | 139 | 9 | |||
- ^ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ one appearance in CAF Super Cup, five appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
Honours
USM Alger
References
- ^ a b "Islam Merili". Footballdatabase.
- ^ "USMA : Islam Merili s'engage pour deux saisons et demi".
- ^ "USMA : Islam Merili s'engage pour deux saisons et demi". dzfoot.com. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "USMA: Il a signé un contrat de 2 ans et demi : Merili, 1re recrue". competition.dz. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "CAF CC : Mission accomplie pour l'USM Alger". DZfoot. November 10, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "CAF CC : L'USMA REMPORTE LA COUPE!". dzfoot.com. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "USM Alger: dix cadres prolongés d'un seul coup". lescore.dz. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Football: USMA: Dix joueurs prolongés d'un coup". rivalite.dz. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "L'USMA remporte la Supercoupe de la CAF face au Ahly". mediafootdz.dz. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Islam Merili". Soccerway.
External links
- Islam Merili at Soccerway