Miguel Merentiel
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Merentiel with Palmeiras in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Merentiel Serrano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
| 2017 | → El Tanque Sisley (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | → Lorca (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Valencia B (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | Godoy Cruz | 17 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 42 | (17) |
| 2022 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Palmeiras | 10 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 31 | (14) |
| 2024– | Boca Juniors | 82 | (31) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Uruguay | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:55, 15 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
Merentiel made his professional debut on 19 February 2017, starting in a 4–3 away loss to Cerro.[5] He scored his first goal seven days later, netting the first in a 2–1 away win against Liverpool Montevideo.[6] On 12 March, he scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Montevideo Wanderers.[7]
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.[8] The following 31 January, his loan was cut short.[9]
In January 2019, Merentiel was signed by Argentine club Godoy Cruz for a fee around 175.000 euros.[10] On 10 September 2020, he was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia until the end of 2021 with a purchase option.[11] On 2 January 2022, Defensa triggered the option and signed him on a permanently contract until the end of 2024.[12]
On May 18, 2022, Merentiel signed a four-year contract with Palmeiras.[13] In January 2023, he was loaned to Argentine club Boca Juniors with a trade option of US$3 million.[14] On 10 November 2023, Boca used the purchase option.[15]
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.[16] 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.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| El Tanque Sisley (loan) | 2017 | Liga Uruguaya | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||
| Lorca (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Valencia Mestalla (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||||
| Godoy Cruz | 2018–19 | Primera División | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2020 | Copa de la Liga Profesional | 10 | 6 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Primera División | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 41 | 12 | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2022 | Primera División | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3[f] | 1 | — | 19 | 9 | |
| Total | 57 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 27 | ||
| Palmeiras | 2022 | Série A | 9 | 2 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | — | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Boca Juniors (loan) | 2023 | Primera División | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 13[b] | 1 | 1[h] | 0 | 50 | 18 |
| Boca Juniors | 2024 | Primera División | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8[f] | 1 | — | 49 | 17 | |
| 2025 | Primera División | 37 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 3[i] | 1 | 44 | 15 | |
| 2026 | Primera División | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | ||
| Total | 113 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 151 | 54 | ||
| Career total | 259 | 91 | 18 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 335 | 104 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 September 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Copa Argentina
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
- ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Campeonato Paulista
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Defensa y Justicia
Palmeiras
Boca Juniors
References
- ^ a b "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: CA Boca Juniors (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Boca sumó a Merentiel sobre el cierre del libro de pases Página/12, 2 Feb 2023
- ^ El uruguayo Miguel Merentiel es nuevo refuerzo de Boca, ESPN, 2 Feb 2023
- ^ "El Tanque: sumó a Miguel Merentiel" [El Tanque: Miguel Merentiel joined] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Miguel Merentiel at Soccerway
- ^ Merentiel, nuevo refuerzo de Defensa y Justicia, bajosietellaves.com, 11 August 2021
- ^ Defensa y Justicia se queda con la 'Bestia' Miguel Merentiel, dobleamarilla.com.ar, 2 January 2022
- ^ "Palmeiras contrata atacante uruguaio Merentiel, ex-Defensa y Justicia-ARG". SE Palmeiras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Miguel Merentiel pasó la revisión médica pero se dilató su presentación en Boca on TyC, 1 Feb 2023
- ^ Riquelme confirmó que Boca Juniors compró a Miguel Merentiel on ESPN, 10 Nov 2023
- ^ "Eliminatorias: Uruguay publicó lista de convocados, la última en la que aparecerá Suárez" (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Venezuela v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
External links
- Miguel Merentiel at BDFutbol
- Miguel Merentiel at Soccerway