Miguel Merentiel
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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.
Infobox
2017
→ El Tanque Sisley (loan)
2022
Defensa y Justicia
2023
→ Boca Juniors (loan)
Full name
Miguel Ángel Merentiel Serrano
Date of birth
(1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth
Paysandú, Uruguay
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Forward
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number
16
Years
Team
2017–2019
Peñarol
2017–2018
→ Lorca (loan)
2018–2019
→ Valencia B (loan)
2019–2022
Godoy Cruz
2020–2021
→ Defensa y Justicia (loan)
2022–2023
Palmeiras
2024–
Uruguay
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
Cup
Apps
Cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
El Tanque Sisley (loan)
El Tanque Sisley (loan)
Club
El Tanque Sisley (loan)
Season
2017
League
Liga Uruguaya
League
20
League
7
Cup
—
Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
20
Other
7
Lorca (loan)
Lorca (loan)
Club
Lorca (loan)
Season
2017–18
League
Segunda División
League
14
League
1
Cup
1
Cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
15
Other
1
Valencia Mestalla (loan)
Valencia Mestalla (loan)
Club
Valencia Mestalla (loan)
Season
2017–18
League
Segunda División B
League
11
League
4
Cup
—
Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
11
Other
4
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Segunda División B
League
18
League
4
League
—
Cup
—
Cup
—
Continental
18
Continental
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
29
League
8
League
—
League
—
Cup
—
Cup
29
Continental
8
Godoy Cruz
Godoy Cruz
Club
Godoy Cruz
Season
2018–19
League
Primera División
League
5
League
2
Cup
2
Cup
0
Continental
5
Continental
0
Other
4
Other
1
Total
16
Total
3
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Primera División
League
12
League
2
League
—
Cup
—
Cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
13
Other
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
17
League
4
League
2
League
0
Cup
5
Cup
0
Continental
5
Continental
1
Other
29
Other
5
Defensa y Justicia (loan)
Defensa y Justicia (loan)
Club
Defensa y Justicia (loan)
Season
2020
League
Copa de la Liga Profesional
League
10
League
6
Cup
—
Cup
9
Continental
0
Continental
1
Other
0
Other
20
Total
6
2021
2021
Club
2021
Season
Primera División
League
32
League
11
League
3
Cup
1
Cup
5
Continental
0
Continental
1
Other
0
Other
41
Total
12
Defensa y Justicia
Defensa y Justicia
Club
Defensa y Justicia
Season
2022
League
Primera División
League
15
League
7
Cup
1
Cup
1
Continental
3
Continental
1
Other
—
Other
19
Total
9
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
57
League
24
League
4
League
2
Cup
17
Cup
1
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
80
Other
27
Palmeiras
Palmeiras
Club
Palmeiras
Season
2022
League
Série A
League
9
League
2
Cup
—
Cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
10
Other
2
2023
2023
Club
2023
Season
Série A
League
—
League
—
League
—
Cup
1
Cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
9
League
2
League
—
League
1
Cup
0
Cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
11
Other
2
Boca Juniors (loan)
Boca Juniors (loan)
Club
Boca Juniors (loan)
Season
2023
League
Primera División
League
31
League
14
Cup
5
Cup
3
Continental
13
Continental
1
Other
1
Other
0
Total
50
Total
18
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club
Boca Juniors
Season
2024
League
Primera División
League
38
League
14
Cup
3
Cup
2
Continental
8
Continental
1
Other
—
Other
49
Total
17
2025
2025
Club
2025
Season
Primera División
League
37
League
13
League
2
Cup
1
Cup
2
Continental
0
Continental
3
Other
1
Other
44
Total
15
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
106
League
41
League
10
League
6
Cup
23
Cup
2
Continental
4
Continental
1
Other
143
Other
50
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
252
League
87
League
17
League
8
Cup
46
Cup
3
Continental
12
Continental
2
Other
327
Other
100
| Club | Season | League | Cup | 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 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Primera División | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 12 | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2022 | Primera División | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 9 | |
| Total | 57 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 27 | ||
| Palmeiras | 2022 | Série A | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Boca Juniors (loan) | 2023 | Primera División | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 18 |
| Boca Juniors | 2024 | Primera División | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 49 | 17 | |
| 2025 | Primera División | 37 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 15 | |
| Total | 106 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 143 | 50 | ||
| Career total | 252 | 87 | 17 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 327 | 100 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Uruguay
Uruguay
National team
Uruguay
Year
2024
Apps
1
Goals
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
1
Apps
0
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Uruguay | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- Includes Copa del Rey, Copa Argentina
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
- Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Campeonato Paulista
- Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- FIFAhttps://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce233/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
- Boca sumó a Merentiel sobre el cierre del libro de pases Página/12, 2 Feb 2023https://www.pagina12.com.ar/520390-boca-sumo-a-merentiel-sobre-el-cierre-del-libro-de-pases
- El uruguayo Miguel Merentiel es nuevo refuerzo de Boca, ESPN, 2 Feb 2023https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/11556413/boca-juniors-confirmacion-miguel-merentiel-mercado-de-pases-refuerzo
- "El Tanque: sumó a Miguel Merentiel"http://www.tenfield.com.uy/sumo-a-miguel-merentiel/
- "Apertura: Cerro le ganó 4–3 a El Tanque Sisley en el Tróccoli"http://www.futbol.com.uy/contenido/Apertura-Cerro-le-gano-4-3-a-El-Tanque-Sisley-en-el-Troccoli-335222
- "Liverpool 1 – El Tanque Sisley 2 — Apertura – Fecha: 4"http://www.futbol.com.uy/contenido/Liverpool-1--El-Tanque-Sisley-2---Apertura--Fecha-4-335910
- "El Tanque Sisley sigue en alza, 2:1"http://www.tenfield.com.uy/el-tanque-sigue-en-alza-21/
- "El Lorca FC consigue la cesión de Merentiel"http://lorcafc.com/el-lorca-fc-consigue-la-cesion-de-merentiel/
- "Miguel Merentiel deja de ser jugador del Lorca Fútbol Club"http://lorcafc.com/2018/01/31/miguel-merentiel-deja-de-ser-jugador-del-lorca-futbol-club/
- Miguel Merentiel at Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/-/471670/
- Merentiel, nuevo refuerzo de Defensa y Justicia, bajosietellaves.com, 11 August 2021https://bajosietellaves.com/2020/09/11/merentiel-nuevo-refuerzo-de-defensa-y-justicia/
- Defensa y Justicia se queda con la 'Bestia' Miguel Merentiel, dobleamarilla.com.ar, 2 January 2022https://www.dobleamarilla.com.ar/liga-/defensa-y-justicia-se-queda-con-la--bestia--miguel-merentiel_a61d22186de614917e87c02b4
- SE Palmeirashttps://www.palmeiras.com.br/noticias/palmeiras-contrata-atacante-uruguaio-merentiel-ex-defensa-y-justicia-arg/
- Miguel Merentiel pasó la revisión médica pero se dilató su presentación en Boca on TyC, 1 Feb 2023https://www.tycsports.com/boca-juniors/miguel-merentiel-llego-argentina-presentado-boca-id490791.html
- Riquelme confirmó que Boca Juniors compró a Miguel Merentiel on ESPN, 10 Nov 2023https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/12850758/boca-juniors-juan-roman-riquelme-miguel-merentiel-palmeiras.html
- "Eliminatorias: Uruguay publicó lista de convocados, la última en la que aparecerá Suárez"https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Eliminatorias-Uruguay-publico-lista-de-convocados-la-ultima-en-la-que-aparecera-Suarez-uc898994
- "Venezuela v Uruguay game report"https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/684617