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Islam Merili
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Islam Merili (Arabic: إسلام مريلي; born 27 June 1998) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1]
Key Information
Career
[edit]USM Alger
[edit]On 8 February 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.[2][3] On 9 November 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.[4] On 3 June 2023, Merili won the first title in his football career by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania.[5][6] On 16 August 2023, Islam Merili renewed his contract for two seasons until 2026 along with nine other players.[7][8] 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.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 5 July 2025[10]
| 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 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 62 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 4 | — | 97 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 151 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 4 | — | 186 | 11 | |||
- ^ a b c All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ one appearance in CAF Super Cup, nine appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ a b "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "CAF CC : L'USMA REMPORTE LA COUPE!". dzfoot.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 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.
- ^ "USMA 2 – CRB 0 : une USMA 9 étoiles". Competition. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Islam Merili at Soccerway