Profile of Paul Merson
Paul Merson
Paul Charles Merson
56
years
England
-
kgs
For
position
183
cms
10
shirt number
31.03
M.€
84
ELO
Born on 20 March 1968 in Northolt (Inglaterra)
Personal data
Career details
Previous club
Walsall
Previous competition
League One
Historic team
Arsenal
Historical competition
Premier League
Most common shirt number
10
Other shirt numbers
8, 9, 16, 11
Form in last matches
90'
6.9 Pts.
90'
6.4 Pts.
37'
5.6 Pts.
90'
7.3 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Right midfielder
84%
Other positions
- Forward 16%
RM
ST
Rating progression
86
97
98
02
03
Highest value in career
84 (1992)
Evolution of market value
31 M€
▲ 31
86
97
98
02
03
Highest value in career
31M (1992)
Rankings
General
-
Age
5º
By country
32º 
By position
23762º
F
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
27M€
Professional performance
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 734 |
146
▲
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0.2
▲
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76
▲
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List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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2005/06 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 601' | 37 | 5.7 | 61 |
|
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7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 511' | 37 | 5.8 | 61 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90' | 37 | 4.8 | 61 | |
|
|
2004/05 | 37 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 2982' | 37 | 6.5 | 65 |
|
|
2003/04 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 2947' | 36 | 6.5 | 71 |
|
|
2002/03 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 4051' | 35 | 7.4 | 75 |
|
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2002/03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44' | 34 | 4.9 | 75 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
11 | 382 | 342 | 29790' | 88 | 12 |
|
|
5 | 144 | 125 | 11108' | 19 | 7 |
|
|
3 | 81 | 72 | 6530' | 8 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 58 | 57 | 5068' | 16 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 48 | 47 | 4051' | 12 | 4 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
15 | 447 | 393 | 34396' | 96 | 14 |
|
3 | 124 | 119 | 10491' | 28 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 43 | 37 | 3403' | 2 | 3 |
|
|
11 | 35 | 33 | 2911' | 8 | 0 |
|
11 | 28 | 27 | 2319' | 1 | 1 |
For the national team
21 times at International
3
0.14
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
27
Matches as a starter
9
Off the bench
12
Debut
11/9/1991
Age on debut
23.5 years old
Last match
18/11/1998
Age in last game
30.7 years old
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1998 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 319' | 30 | 5.4 | 76 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 292' | 30 | 5.9 | 76 | |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15' | 30 | 4.1 | 74 | |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12' | 30 | 4.1 | 75 | |
|
|
1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13' | 28 | 4 | 81 |
|
|
1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90' | 26 | 6.7 | 83 |
|
|
1993 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 211' | 25 | 4.6 | 81 |
|
|
1992 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 351' | 24 | 5 | 83 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6 | 21 | 9 | 1008' | 3 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 13 | 7 | 747' | 3 | 0 |
|
|
3 | 4 | 1 | 149' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 85' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 12' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 15' | 0 | 0 |
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
50 matches
23 OCT. 04
36 years
Debut in category
07 AUG. 04
36 years
100 matches
04 OCT. 03
35 years
First team goal, Debut for team
09 AUG. 03
35 years
First team goal
24 AUG. 02
34 years
Best performances
90'
10 Pts.
90'
9.8 Pts.
90'
9.3 Pts.
90'
3
9.3 Pts.