Miguel Merentiel

Miguel Merentiel
Merentiel with Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Merentiel Serrano
Date of birth (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number 16
Youth career
Independencia Paysandú
Bella Vista Paysandú
Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Peñarol 0 (0)
2017El Tanque Sisley (loan) 20 (7)
2017–2018Lorca (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019Valencia B (loan) 29 (8)
2019–2022 Godoy Cruz 17 (4)
2020–2021Defensa y Justicia (loan) 42 (17)
2022 Defensa y Justicia 15 (7)
2022–2023 Palmeiras 10 (2)
2023Boca Juniors (loan) 31 (14)
2024– Boca Juniors 31 (12)
International career
2024– Uruguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Miguel Ángel Merentiel Serrano (born 24 February 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Uruguay national team.[1][2]

Club career

Born in Paysandú, Merentiel is a Peñarol youth academy graduate. On 9 January 2017, he was loaned to fellow Uruguayan Primera División club El Tanque Sisley for six months.[3]

Merentiel made his professional debut on 19 February 2017, starting in a 4–3 away loss to Cerro.[4] He scored his first goal seven days later, netting the first in a 2–1 away win against Liverpool Montevideo.[5] On 12 March, he scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Montevideo Wanderers.[6]

On 3 August 2017, Merentiel moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side Lorca FC.[7] The following 31 January, his loan was cut short.[8]

In January 2019, Merentiel was signed by Argentine club Godoy Cruz for a fee around 175.000 euros.[9] On 10 September 2020, he was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia until the end of 2021 with a purchase option.[10] On 2 January 2022, Defensa triggered the option and signed him on a permanently contract until the end of 2024.[11]

On May 18, 2022, Merentiel signed a four-year contract with Palmeiras.[12] In January 2023, he was loaned to Argentine club Boca Juniors with a trade option of US$3 million.[13] On 10 November 2023, Boca used the purchase option.[14]

International career

In September 2024, Merentiel received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[15] He debuted against the latter on 10 September 2024 at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín. He substituted Maximiliano Araújo at half-time as the game ended scoreless.[16]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 10 September 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Defensa y Justicia

Palmeiras

Boca Juniors

References

  1. ^ Boca sumó a Merentiel sobre el cierre del libro de pases Página/12, 2 Feb 2023
  2. ^ El uruguayo Miguel Merentiel es nuevo refuerzo de Boca, ESPN, 2 Feb 2023
  3. ^ "El Tanque: sumó a Miguel Merentiel" [El Tanque: Miguel Merentiel joined] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Apertura: Cerro le ganó 4–3 a El Tanque Sisley en el Tróccoli" [Cerro defeated El Tanque by 4–3 at Tróccoli] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Liverpool 1 – El Tanque Sisley 2 — Apertura – Fecha: 4" [Liverpool 1 – El Tanque Sisley 2 — Apertura – Matchday: 4] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ^ "El Tanque Sisley sigue en alza, 2:1" [El Tanque Sisley remain on high note, 2–1] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. ^ "El Lorca FC consigue la cesión de Merentiel" [Lorca FC get the loan of Merentiel] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Miguel Merentiel deja de ser jugador del Lorca Fútbol Club" [Miguel Merentiel leaves Lorca Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. ^ a b Miguel Merentiel at Soccerway
  10. ^ Merentiel, nuevo refuerzo de Defensa y Justicia, bajosietellaves.com, 11 August 2021
  11. ^ Defensa y Justicia se queda con la 'Bestia' Miguel Merentiel, dobleamarilla.com.ar, 2 January 2022
  12. ^ "Palmeiras contrata atacante uruguaio Merentiel, ex-Defensa y Justicia-ARG". SE Palmeiras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  13. ^ Miguel Merentiel pasó la revisión médica pero se dilató su presentación en Boca on TyC, 1 Feb 2023
  14. ^ Riquelme confirmó que Boca Juniors compró a Miguel Merentiel on ESPN, 10 Nov 2023
  15. ^ "Eliminatorias: Uruguay publicó lista de convocados, la última en la que aparecerá Suárez" (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Venezuela v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.