Pierre Merkel

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
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.

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. 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.

External links

• Pierre Merkel profile at Fussballdaten