Paul Merson

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Paul Merson
84

31.03

M.€

56

years

RM

Profile of Paul Merson

Paul Merson
Paul Charles Merson
56
years
ING
England
-
kgs
For
position
183
cms
10
shirt number
31.03
M.€
84
ELO

Born on 20 March 1968 in Northolt (Inglaterra)

Personal data
Country of birth
England England
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
British Isles
Career details
Previous club
Walsall Walsall
Previous competition
League One League One
Historic team
Arsenal Arsenal
Historical competition
Premier League Premier League
Most common shirt number
10
Other shirt numbers
8, 9, 16, 11

Form in last matches

Position on the pitch

Main position
Right midfielder 84%
Other positions
  • Forward 16%
RM
ST
Football pitch

Rating progression

263 86
1689 97
297 98
2004 02
9174 03
Highest value in career
84 (1992)

Evolution of market value

31 M€ ▲ 31
263 86
1689 97
297 98
2004 02
9174 03
Highest value in career
31M (1992)
Rankings
General
-
Age
By country
32º 32º
By position
23762º F
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
27M€

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Career 734
146
0.2
76

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Walsall
Walsall
2005/06
8 0 1 0 0 8 7 1 601' 37 5.7 61
League One
League One
7 0 1 0 0 7 6 1 511' 37 5.8 61
EFL Cup
EFL Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 37 4.8 61
Walsall
Walsall
2004/05
37 2 20 3 0 37 32 5 2982' 37 6.5 65
Walsall
Walsall
2003/04
36 6 0 0 0 36 33 3 2947' 36 6.5 71
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
2002/03
48 12 0 4 0 48 47 1 4051' 35 7.4 75
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2002/03
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 44' 34 4.9 75

Teammates

Player rating and role
M. Schwarzer
GK
M. Schwarzer
90
0
David O'Leary
D
David O'Leary
89
0
Martin Keown
D
Martin Keown
88
0
D. Bergkamp
F
D. Bergkamp
87
0
Fabrizio Ravanelli
F
Fabrizio Ravanelli
85
0
Andy Townsend
MF
Andy Townsend
84
0
Marco Branca
F
Marco Branca
81
0
Emerson
MF
Emerson
78
0
Colin Pates
D
Colin Pates
76
0
J. Moreno
F
J. Moreno
75
0
Vickers
D
Vickers
75
0
Mustoe
MF
Mustoe
74
0
Carl Robinson
MF
Carl Robinson
74
0
Neil Maddison
MF
Neil Maddison
74
0
Jason Crowe
D
Jason Crowe
71
0
Pål Lydersen
D
Pål Lydersen
70
0
Lee Bradbury
F
Lee Bradbury
69
0
D. Whyte
D
D. Whyte
69
0
Andy Dibble
GK
Andy Dibble
68
0
Marlon Beresford
GK
Marlon Beresford
68
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Arsenal
Arsenal
11 382 342 29790' 88 12
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
5 144 125 11108' 19 7
Walsall
Walsall
3 81 72 6530' 8 3
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
2 58 57 5068' 16 2
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
1 48 47 4051' 12 4
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League
Premier League
15 447 393 34396' 96 14
Championship
Championship
3 124 119 10491' 28 6
League One
League One
2 43 37 3403' 2 3
EFL Cup
EFL Cup
11 35 33 2911' 8 0
FA Cup
FA Cup
11 28 27 2319' 1 1

Teams played for

Arsenal
Arsenal
11 season
88
382
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
5 season
19
144
Walsall
Walsall
3 season
8
81
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
2 season
16
58
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
1 season
12
48

For the national team

3745
21 times at International
3
Average number of goals
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
England
England
1998
6 2 0 0 0 6 3 3 319' 30 5.4 76
International Friendly
International Friendly
3 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 292' 30 5.9 76
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15' 30 4.1 74
World Cup
World Cup
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12' 30 4.1 75
England
England
1997
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13' 28 4 81
England
England
1994
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 26 6.7 83
England
England
1993
4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 211' 25 4.6 81
England
England
1992
8 1 0 0 0 8 3 5 351' 24 5 83

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
D. Beckham
MF
D. Beckham
93
0
A. Shearer
F
A. Shearer
92
0
Ian Wright
F
Ian Wright
91
0
S. Campbell
D
S. Campbell
90
0
Paul Ince
MF
Paul Ince
90
0
G. Pallister
D
G. Pallister
90
0
Gary Neville
D
Gary Neville
89
0
David Seaman
GK
David Seaman
89
0
Martin Keown
D
Martin Keown
88
0
Steve Mcmanaman
MF
Steve Mcmanaman
88
0
Tony Adams
D
Tony Adams
88
0
S. Pearce
D
S. Pearce
88
0
David Platt
MF
David Platt
87
0
Teddy Sheringham
F
Teddy Sheringham
86
0
G. Southgate
D
G. Southgate
85
0
Graeme Le Saux
D
Graeme Le Saux
85
0
Les Ferdinand
F
Les Ferdinand
84
0
Desmond Walker
D
Desmond Walker
84
0
Tim Flowers
GK
Tim Flowers
83
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
England
England
6 21 9 1008' 3 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
5 13 7 747' 3 0
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
3 4 1 149' 0 0
EURO
EURO
1 2 1 85' 0 0
World Cup
World Cup
1 1 0 12' 0 0
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
1 1 0 15' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First team goal, Debut for team
Walsall
Walsall
09 AUG. 03
35 years

Best performances