Kimi Merk
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kimi Björn Merk | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Pirmasens, Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pakhtakor Tashkent | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
2019–2021 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 13 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Kyrgyzstan U20 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2023 |
Kimi Björn Merk (Russian: Кими Бьёрн Мерк; born 6 July 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pakhtakor Tashkent. Born in Germany, he represents the Kyrgyzstan national team.
His brother Kai is also a footballer.[1]
Club career
[edit]On 21 July 2023, Pakhtakor Tashkent announced the signing of Merk.[2]
International career
[edit]Merk made his debut for the Kyrgyzstan main team on 12 October 2023 in a Friendly match against Bahrain.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Statistics accurate as of match played 21 January 2024.
Kyrgyzstan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2023 | 4 | 0 |
2024 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 0 |
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 March 2024 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Chinese Taipei | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kai Merk: I was in tears making my Kyrgyz Republic debut". FIFA. 2 February 2024.
- ^ "КИМИ МЕРК "ПАХТАКОР" ФУТБОЛЧИСИГА АЙЛАНДИ". pakhtakor.uz (in Uzbek). Pakhtakor Tashkent FK. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Bahrain 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Südwestpfalz
- German people of Kyrgyzstani descent
- Kyrgyzstani men's footballers
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers
- Regionalliga players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players
- Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players
- Uzbekistan Super League players
- Kyrgyzstani expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- 21st-century German sportsmen