Alexander Merkel’s 2022/23 campaign in the Süper Lig saw him contribute two goals and one assist from 14 appearances, a return of 0.24 goals per 90 minutes compared with the midfielder baseline of 0.14. He shot seven times, 5 of which were on target, giving a 29% conversion rate, while his 0.82 shots per 90 fell short of the 1.08 baseline. In the build-up he recorded six key passes, 0.71 per 90, below the 1.21 benchmark. Defensively, Merkel completed 19 tackles and 4 interceptions, translating to 2.24 tackles per 90, slightly above the 1.84 baseline. With an average match rating of 6.88, his season demonstrated a goal-scoring output higher than expected for his position, even though his offensive and defensive per-90 metrics largely trailed the league averages.
Alexander Merkel has played 764 minutes across 14 appearances in Süper Lig, scoring 0.24 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 29% of 7 shots and averaging 6.88 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Figueiredo | F | 22 | 1754 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 21% | 14 | 76% | 16 | 42% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 38% | 33 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | 3.0 |
| Alexandru Maxim | F | 21 | 1886 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 11% | 62 | 79% | 25 | 56% | 28 | 9 | 1 | 47% | 25 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 6.4 |
| Lazar Marković | M | 19 | 951 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 22% | 17 | 74% | 18 | 55% | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48% | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.3 |
| Marko Jevtović | M | 21 | 1881 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 25% | 7 | 82% | 2 | 40% | 33 | 44 | 8 | 55% | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 6.2 |
| Ertuğrul Ersoy | D | 18 | 1607 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 20% | 0 | 82% | 1 | 100% | 35 | 14 | 16 | 59% | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 | 4.3 |
| Ángelo Sagal | M | 15 | 942 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 12% | 14 | 76% | 10 | 56% | 8 | 9 | 0 | 43% | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.81 | 0.7 |
| Alexander Merkel | M | 14 | 764 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 29% | 6 | 85% | 0 | 0% | 19 | 4 | 6 | 52% | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 5.7 |
| Stelios Kitsiou | D | 20 | 1778 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8% | 10 | 79% | 11 | 44% | 63 | 27 | 6 | 55% | 18 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 7.6 |
| Papy Djilobodji | D | 19 | 1628 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11% | 8 | 81% | 4 | 80% | 11 | 34 | 18 | 50% | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 6.8 |
| Furkan Soyalp | M | 20 | 1289 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6% | 17 | 74% | 6 | 46% | 43 | 21 | 6 | 46% | 33 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 4.8 |
| Mustafa Eskihellaç | M | 14 | 876 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20% | 12 | 81% | 18 | 62% | 13 | 10 | 1 | 53% | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 3.1 |
| Tomáš Pekhart | F | 12 | 444 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20% | 4 | 76% | 1 | 33% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 37% | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 2.4 |
| Valmir Veliu | F | 15 | 435 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20% | 4 | 81% | 7 | 35% | 18 | 1 | 1 | 40% | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 5.6 |
| Arda Kızıldağ | D | 8 | 425 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 1 | 81% | 1 | 100% | 9 | 5 | 3 | 81% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 5.4 |
| Günay Güvenç | G | 22 | 1980 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 63% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92% | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 7.07 | 4.4 |
| Matěj Hanousek | D | 20 | 1282 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 73% | 5 | 62% | 14 | 13 | 7 | 54% | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 9.0 |
| Alin Toșca | D | 8 | 566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 87% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 6 | 0 | 43% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | 3.9 |
| Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan | D | 10 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 79% | 6 | 60% | 12 | 7 | 2 | 53% | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 2.8 |
| Abdulkadir Parmak | M | 9 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 89% | 3 | 50% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 55% | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 5.7 |
| Ömürcan Artan | D | 5 | 290 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 78% | 1 | 25% | 9 | 2 | 0 | 41% | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | – |
| Mirza Cihan | M | 10 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 66% | 4 | 57% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 2.2 |
| Luka Stankovski | M | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 62% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | – |
| Onurhan Babuscu | M | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 73% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | – |
| Torgeir Børven | F | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Gaziantep FK | Süper Lig | 14 | 764 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 29% | 6 | 85% | 0 | 19 | 4 | 52% | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6.88 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb | v Hatayspor | W | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | 9.0 |
| 28 Jan | a Ankaragücü | W | 13 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 2.5 |
| 22 Jan | v Sivasspor | L | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | 5.2 |
| 15 Jan | v Fenerbahçe | L | 86 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | 4.7 |
| 09 Jan | a İstanbulspor | D | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 5.1 |
| 05 Jan | v Başakşehir | D | 71 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 3.9 |
| 29 Dec | a Giresunspor | L | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 3.9 |
| 25 Dec | v Beşiktaş | D | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 4.6 |
| 13 Nov | a Fatih Karagümrük | D | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 5.1 |
| 06 Nov | v Kayserispor | L | 90 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.8 |
| 15 Oct | a Konyaspor | W | 13 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 10.0 |
| 07 Oct | v Adana Demirspor | D | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2.4 |
| 18 Sep | a Trabzonspor | L | 15 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 2.6 |
| 06 Aug | a Sivasspor | D | 17 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 5.8 |