Pierre Merkel

Pierre Merkel (born 25 May 1989) is a German footballer of German and Ghanaian descent. He currently plays for Berliner AK 07 in the Regionalliga Nordost as a striker.[1]

Pierre Merkel
Personal information
Full name Pierre Merkel
Date of birth (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989
Place of birth Bad Kreuznach, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Berliner AK
Number 9
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)
2014–2015 VfB Oldenburg 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)
2019– Berliner AK 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2018

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.[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
  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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