Alexander Merkel
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hatta | ||
Number | 52 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999 | Okzhetpes | ||
1999–2003 | JSG Westerwald | ||
2003–2008 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
2008–2010 |
Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 |
Milan | 6 | (0) |
2011–2013 |
Genoa | 19 | (1) |
2012 |
→ Milan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Udinese | 6 | (0) |
2014 | → Watford (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016 |
Pisa | 0 | (0) |
2016–2018 | VfL Bochum | 13 | (0) |
2018 | Admira Wacker | 15 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Heracles Almelo | 59 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Al-Faisaly | 27 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Gaziantep | 38 | (3) |
2023– | Hatta | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Germany U16 | 15 | (1) |
2008 | Germany U17 | 3 | (0) |
2009 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 2 | (1) |
2011 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
2015–2019 | Kazakhstan | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019 |
Alexander Merkel (Kazakh: Александр Меркель; born 22 February 1992) is a Kazakh professional footballer who is currently plays for Hatta as a midfielder.[2]
Born in Kazakhstan to parents of German descent, Merkel initially represented Germany internationally at youth level. He switched allegiance to Kazakhstan in 2015, making his debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying game.
Club career
Early career
Born in Kazakhstan to parents of
Milan
In 2008, at age 16, Merkel transferred to Italian side
Merkel received his first call-ups for the senior team during the 2009–10 campaign, but he was never fielded nor named on the bench.
Genoa
At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Merkel joined
Udinese
On 3 January 2013, 50% registration rights of Merkel (€4 million) and Masahudu Alhassan (€1.5 million) were sold to Udinese Calcio for a total of €5.5 million, as part of Antonio Floro Flores's deal.[19] In June 2013 Udinese acquired them outright for another €1.78 million (€1.16 million and €620,000).[19]
Watford (loan)
On 3 January 2014, Merkel joined Watford on loan from Udinese until the end of the season.[20]
Merkel made his debut from the start in a 1–0 defeat to Reading on 11 January 2014, but he was sent off in second half stoppage time after a lunge on Nick Blackman. Merkel scored his first goal for Watford in a 3–0 home win against Barnsley on 15 March 2014.
Grasshopper (loan)
On 14 July 2014, Merkel signed for Grasshopper Zürich on a season long loan deal from parent club Udinese.[21]
Pisa
On 21 July 2016, Merkel joined his former Milan teammate
VfL Bochum
On 15 August 2016, Merkel signed with VfL Bochum.[23]
Admira Wacker
On 5 February 2018, Merkel signed with Austrian club Admira Wacker.[24] He signed his first goal in the match against Wolfsberger AC.
Heracles Almelo
On 29 July 2018, Merkel signed with Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo.[25]
Al-Faisaly
On 14 September 2020, Merkel signed with
Gaziantep
On 19 August 2021, Turkish club Gaziantep F.K. announced the signing of Merkel.[27]
Hatta
On 5 July 2023, Merkel signed with UAE Pro League club Hatta.[28]
International career
Merkel made his international debut for Germany U-15 in a 4–1 win against Switzerland and has since represented Germany at all levels of youth international football up to under-19. In a December 2010 interview, he stated that he "dreams" of going on to play for the senior team one day.[5]
In another December 2010 interview he said that he is interested in representing
In February 2011, Merkel's adviser Arthur Beck, father of German international Andreas Beck, confirmed the player's renewed wishes to be capped for Germany.[31]
In March 2015, Merkel decided to play for the
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 May 2018[22]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Milan
|
2010–11
|
Serie A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Genoa
|
2011–12 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
2012–13
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Milan (loan) | 2011–12
|
Serie A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Udinese | 2012–13 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Watford | 2013–14 | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
Grasshoppers | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Udinese | 2015–16 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Pisa
|
2016–17 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
VfL Bochum | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
Admira Wacker | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
Career total | 77 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 4 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 24 March 2019[32]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Kazakhstan | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Milan
Al-Faisaly
- King Cup: 2020–21
References
- ^ "Kader » 1. Mannschaft | Grasshopper Club Zürich". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Alexander Merkel at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Doppel-Pass: Moskau lockt "sowjetische" fußballer". sueddeutsche.de (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ a b Peter Staunton (10 August 2010). "Scouting Report: Alexander Merkel – AC Milan". goal.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 16 December 2010. Archived from the originalon 25 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "E il multietnico Merkel resta in prima squadra". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 2 August 2010. p. 6. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ Matteo Calcagni (24 October 2009). "Chievo-Milan, i rossoneri convocati: Abate indisponibile, Gattuso ancora out". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Matteo Calcagni (21 November 2009). "I convocati per Milan-Cagliari: Dinho c'é, Flamini out per una distorsione". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Enzo Vasta (12 January 2010). "I convocati contro il Novara: Verdi a disposizione". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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- ^ "Relazione e Bilancio al 31 Dicembre 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). AC Milan. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- Associazione Calcio Milan. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- Associazione Sportiva Giovanile Nocerina. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "El Shaarawy-Milan: le cifre dell'operazione". milannews.it (in Italian). milannews.it. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Relazione e Bilancio al 31 Dicembre 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). AC Milan. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ a b Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA (in Italian)
- ^ "Archived item". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Wiesbadener-kurier.de | Nachrichten aus Wiesbaden, Rheingau, Main-Taunus und Untertaunus".
- ^ kicker. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "VfL verpflichtet Alexander Merkel" (in German). VfL Bochum. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Merkel signed with Admira Wacker". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Merkel signed with Heracles Almelo". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Merkel signed with Al-Faisaly". 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Transfer | Alexander Merkel Gazi̇antep'te!".
- ^ "رسمياً : نادي حتا يتعاقد مع اللاعب الكازاخستاني ألكسندر ميركل". 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Полузащитник "Милана" Александр Меркель: Хочу сыграть в России на ЧМ-2018 (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
- ^ Про сборную России я уже все сказал! (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Toll! Jungstar Merkel will für Löw spielen". express.de (in German). Express. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Merkel, Alexander". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
External links
- Profile at Assocalciatori.it (in Italian)