| Melih Kabasakal | |
| Birth Date: | 1996 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Boyabat, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Eyüpspor |
| Clubnumber: | 57 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Boyabat Çeltikspor |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Samsunspor |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Trabzonspor |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Trabzonspor |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Sarıyer (loan) |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → 1461 Trabzon (loan) |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Esenler Erokspor |
| Caps4: | 54 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | İstanbulspor |
| Caps5: | 91 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Eyüpspor |
| Caps6: | 45 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 26 September 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 21:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC) |
Melih Kabasakal (born 18 February 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for TFF First League club Eyüpspor.
Kabasakal is a youth product of the youth academies of Boyabat Çeltikspor, Samsunspor and Trabzonspor. He began his senior career with Trabzonspor in January 2016 where he was promoted to the senior team.[1] He joined Sarıyer on loan for the 2016–17 season, and 1461 Trabzon for 2017–18.[2] He then spent seasons with Esenler Erokspor, before transferring to İstanbulspor on 30 January 2020 in the TFF First League.[3] He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021–22 season for the first time in 17 years.[4] He made his professional debut in İstanbulspor's return to the Süper Lig in a 2–0 season opening loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022.[5]
On 16 January 2023, Kabasakal joined Eyüpspor on a 3.5-year contract.[6]
Kabasakal is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U16s.[7]