Kai Merk

Kai Merk
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998
Place of birth Dahn, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dordoi Bishkek
Number 10
Youth career
–2017 Pirmasens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 SV Elversberg 29 (2)
2020–2021 VfR Aalen 36 (4)
2021–2025 Pétange 79 (27)
2025 Dudelange 6 (0)
2025– Dordoi Bishkek 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Kyrgyzstan 16 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Kai Merk (Russian: Кай Мерк; born 28 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kyrgyz Club Dordoi Bishkek. Born in Germany, he represents the Kyrgyzstan national team.

His brother Kimi is also a footballer.[1]

Club career

Merk started his career with German side SV Elversberg, helping them win the 2018 Saarland Cup.[2][3][4][5] In 2021, he signed for Pétange in the Luxembourg National Division.[6][7][8][9][10]

On 3 July 2025, Dordoi Bishkek announced the singing of Merk on a contract until the end of the 2025 season.[11]

International career

Born in Germany, Merk is of Kyrgyzstani descent through his father. He was called up to the Kyrgyzstan national team in March 2023.[12][13][14][15][16]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2023Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia3–13–42026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.21 March 2024Nanzih Football Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Chinese Taipei2–02–0
3.10 June 2025Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan United Arab Emirates1–11–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Kai Merk: I was in tears making my Kyrgyz Republic debut". FIFA. 2 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ein Pirmasenser sorgt für viel Aufsehen". saarbruecker-zeitung.de. 6 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pirmasenser Kai Merk als Profifußballer beim VfR Aalen". rheinpfalz.de. 4 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kai Merk: Ein Pirmasenser spielt für Aalen gegen Pirmasens". rheinpfalz.de. 18 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Merk spielt für Nationalteam vor". fussball.de.
  6. ↑ "Kai Merk : " Confiance en ce projet de jeu "". moien-mental.lu. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kai Merk: "2023 könnte ein Superjahr für mich werden"". rheinpfalz.de. 10 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Pirmasenser Kai Merk ist ein Pendler zwischen drei Nationen". rheinpfalz.de. 7 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Сборная Кыргызстана по футболу-2023: швед, по два немца, казахстанца и россиянин - кто это?". sport.kg.
  10. ↑ "Nationalspieler aus der BGL Ligue". tageblatt.lu.
  11. ↑ "Кош кел, Кай 🤝". instagram.com/fcdordoi/?hl=en (in Kyrgyz). FC Dordoi Bishkek Instagram. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Das große Abenteuer eines Pirmasensers". rheinpfalz.de. 11 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Quand le Kirghizistan mise… sur un petit gars de Pétange". lequotidien.lu.
  14. ↑ "Stürmer Kai Merk über das Erfolgsrezept der UT Petingen: "Wir sind relativ unbekümmert"". tageblatt.lu (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Kai Merk und sein Sommer-Abenteuer in Kirgisistan". saarbruecker-zeitung.de.
  16. ↑ "Сборная Кыргызстана по футболу решила натурализовать немца из Люксембурга". fergana.ru.


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