Pierre Merkel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Merkel | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Kreuznach, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Oldenburg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Karadeniz Bad Kreuznach | |||
| DJK Adler Bad Kreuznach | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim | 13 | (1) |
| 2009 | Eintracht Bad Kreuznach | ||
| 2009–2010 | SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim | 28 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | SC Idar-Oberstein | 36 | (22) |
| 2011–2013 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Eintracht Braunschweig II | 17 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Hallescher FC | 25 | (2) |
| 2014– | VfB Oldenburg | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2014 | |||
Pierre Merkel (born 25 May 1989 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German footballer of German and Ghanan descent. He currently plays for VfB Oldenburg in the Regionalliga Nord as a striker.[1]
Career
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 in in the 84th minute in an away game against FSV Frankfurt, and scoring the late 1–1 equalizer on a header.[2] 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.[3] After one season in Halle, Merkel moved to Regionalliga Nord side VfB Oldenburg.[4]
References
- ^ "Merkel, Pierre". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Merkel versalzt dem FSV die Suppe". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "Eintracht verpflichtet Timo Perthel" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Mangelnde Spielpraxis: Merkel zum VfB". kicker.de (in German). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
External links
- Pierre Merkel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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