Islam Merili (Arabic: إسلام مغيلي; born 27 June 1998) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1]
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]
| 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 | |||
