Umut Meraş

Umut Meraş — Biography

Umut Meraş is a 1.78 m left-back who rose from Anatolian clubs to play for Beşiktaş and was part of Turkey's squad for UEFA Euro 2020. His full name is Cengiz Umut Meraş. In July 2026 he joined Amed Sportif Faaliyetler (Amedspor) on a two-year contract, saying that the size of the club was a factor in his choice.

He began his professional career at Boluspor in 2014, making 92 official appearances in four seasons. In 2018 he moved to Bursaspor, played his first Süper Lig match on September 21, 2018, a goalless draw with Başakşehir, and scored twice in 27 official games that season. In August 2019 he signed a four-year deal with Ligue 2 side Le Havre. He returned to the Süper Lig in 2021 by joining Beşiktaş, wore the black-and-white shirt for three seasons and won the 2021 Süper Kupa and the 2023-24 Turkish Cup. In July 2024 he left Beşiktaş and signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Eyüpspor.

He made his debut for the senior national team on May 30, 2019, starting a friendly against Greece, and went on to win 15 caps. In a statement in April 2026 he said he had not once been called up to the national team after moving to Beşiktaş.