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German footballer (born 1989)

Pierre Merkel
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Bad Kreuznach, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team TSV Schott Mainz
Number 89
Youth career
Karadeniz Bad Kreuznach
DJK Adler Bad Kreuznach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim
2009 Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
2009–2010 SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim
2010–2011 SC Idar-Oberstein
2011–2013 Eintracht Braunschweig 26 (4)
2011–2012 Eintracht Braunschweig II
2013–2014 Hallescher FC 25 (2)
2014–2015 VfB Oldenburg 25 (13)
2015–2016 SV Elversberg 5 (0)
2015–2016 SV Elversberg II 5 (1)
2015–2016 TSV Steinbach 12 (2)
2016–2018 SC Wiedenbrück 2000 41 (8)
2018 BSG Chemie Leipzig 16 (6)
2018–2019 Wacker Nordhausen 13 (2)
2018–2019 Wacker Nordhausen II 5 (1)
2019 Berliner AK 15 (7)
2020–2022 Hassia Bingen 24 (15)
2022– TSV Schott Mainz 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022

Pierre Merkel (born 25 May 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for TSV Schott Mainz.

Career

Merkel was born in Bad Kreuznach. After spending the first few seasons of his career in the fifth tier Oberliga Südwest, Merkel joined 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig in 2011. He made his debut in professional football on 23 September 2011, coming on in the 84th minute in an away game against FSV Frankfurt, and scoring the late 1–1 equalizer on a header. His Braunschweig teammates nicknamed him "Angie" after German chancellor Angela Merkel.

In 2013, Merkel's contract in Braunschweig was terminated mutually and he joined Hallescher FC of the 3. Liga on a free transfer. After one season in Halle, Merkel moved to Regionalliga Nord side VfB Oldenburg.

References

  1. "Merkel, Pierre". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. "Merkel versalzt dem FSV die Suppe". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. "Eintracht verpflichtet Timo Perthel" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. "Mangelnde Spielpraxis: Merkel zum VfB". kicker.de (in German). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

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