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Per MERTESACKERGermany
Per MERTESACKERGermany

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Per MERTESACKER

Per MERTESACKER

GER
  • Date of Birth: 29 September 1984
  • Height: 196 cm
  • Shirt number: 17
  • Position: Defender
  • Current club: Werder Bremen (GER)
  • International Caps: 69
  • International Goals: 1
  • First international: Iran - Germany (9 October 2004)

This 1.98m giant can certainly be considered the rock at the heart of the German defence, a real bastion of strength in national coach Joachim Low’s side.

Latest News

  • Arsenal go third as QPR, Reading remain on the brink

    Arsenal go third as QPR, Reading remain on the brink

    Arsenal capitalised on their numerical advantage when Steve Sidwell was sent off in the 12th minute to earn a 1-0 win at Fulham, while Queens Park Rangers and Reading both lost to further slip into the relegation zone.

  • Wenger: Top four will be difficult now

    Wenger: Top four will be difficult now

    Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal are in danger of failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 16 years after the Gunners crashed to a 2-1 defeat at bitter rivals Tottenham.

     

Photos

  • Per Mertesacker of Arsenal (third left) celebrates scoring the opening goal against Fulham
  • Thomas Mueller (2nd L) of Muenchen battles for the ball with Per Mertesacker
  • Per Mertesacker of Arsenal clears the ball under pressure from Shane Long
  • Arsenal's German defender Per Mertesacker (C) celebrates with team-mates after scoring
  • Arsenal's German defender Per Mertesacker (R) scores their first goal
  • Per Mertesacker of Arsenal clears the ball during their game with Schalke

Fixtures and Results

First stage - Group D
13 June GER4:0 (2:0)SummaryAUS
18 June GER0:1 (0:1)SummarySRB
23 June GHA0:1 (0:0)SummaryGER
Round of 16
27 June GER4:1 (2:1)SummaryENG
Quarter-finals
03 July ARG0:4 (0:1)SummaryGER
Semi-finals
07 July GER0:1 (0:0)SummaryESP
Match for third place
10 July URU2:3 (1:1)SummaryGER

Statistics

8.98
Matches Played7
Minutes played630
Goals for0
Yellow cards0
Red Cards0

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Squad List

Germany
  • 1 Manuel NEUER
  • 12 Tim WIESE
  • 22 Hans Joerg BUTT
  • 3 Arne FRIEDRICH
  • 4 Dennis AOGO
  • 5 Serdar TASCI
  • 14 Holger BADSTUBER
  • 16 Philipp LAHM
  • 17 Per MERTESACKER
  • 20 Jerome BOATENG
  • 2 Marcell JANSEN
  • 6 Sami KHEDIRA
  • 7 Bastian SCHWEINSTEIGER
  • 8 Mesut OEZIL
  • 13 Thomas MUELLER
  • 15 Piotr TROCHOWSKI
  • 18 Toni KROOS
  • 21 Marko MARIN
  • 9 Stefan KIESSLING
  • 10 Lukas PODOLSKI
  • 11 Miroslav KLOSE
  • 19 CACAU
  • 23 Mario GOMEZ
  • Joachim LOEW