Miguel Merentiel

Miguel Merentiel
Merentiel with Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Merentiel Serrano[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996[1]
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 16
Youth career
Independencia Paysandú
Bella Vista Paysandú
Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Peñarol 0 (0)
2017 → El Tanque Sisley (loan) 20 (7)
2017–2018 → Lorca (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 → Valencia B (loan) 29 (8)
2019–2022 Godoy Cruz 17 (4)
2020–2021 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 42 (17)
2022 Defensa y Justicia 15 (7)
2022–2023 Palmeiras 10 (2)
2023 → Boca Juniors (loan) 31 (14)
2024– Boca Juniors 89 (32)
International career‡
2024 Uruguay 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:21, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024

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.[2][3]

Club career

Born in Paysandú, Merentiel is a Peñarol youth academy graduate. On 9 January 2017, he was loaned to fellow Uruguayan Primera División club El Tanque Sisley for six months.[4]

Merentiel made his professional debut on 19 February 2017, starting in a 4–3 away loss to Cerro.[5] He scored his first goal seven days later, netting the first in a 2–1 away win against Liverpool Montevideo.[6] On 12 March, he scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Montevideo Wanderers.[7]

On 3 August 2017, Merentiel moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side Lorca FC.[8] The following 31 January, his loan was cut short.[9]

In January 2019, Merentiel was signed by Argentine club Godoy Cruz for a fee around 175.000 euros.[10] On 10 September 2020, he was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia until the end of 2021 with a purchase option.[11] On 2 January 2022, Defensa triggered the option and signed him on a permanently contract until the end of 2024.[12]

On May 18, 2022, Merentiel signed a four-year contract with Palmeiras.[13] In January 2023, he was loaned to Argentine club Boca Juniors with a trade option of US$3 million.[14] On 10 November 2023, Boca used the purchase option.[15]

International career

In September 2024, Merentiel received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[16] He debuted against the latter on 10 September 2024 at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín. He substituted Maximiliano Araújo at half-time as the game ended scoreless.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 July 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
El Tanque Sisley (loan) 2017 Liga Uruguaya 207———207
Lorca (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 14110——151
Valencia Mestalla (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 114———114
2018–19 Segunda División B 184———184
Total 298———298
Godoy Cruz 2018–19 Primera División 52205[b]04[c]1163
2019–20 Primera División 122——1[c]0132
Total 174205051295
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional 106—9[d]01[c]0206
2021 Primera División 3211315[b]01[e]04112
Defensa y Justicia 2022 Primera División 157113[f]1—199
Total 572442171208027
Palmeiras 2022 Série A 92—1[b]0—102
2023 Série A ———1[g]010
Total 92—1010112
Boca Juniors (loan) 2023 Primera División 31145313[b]11[h]05018
Boca Juniors 2024 Primera División 3814328[f]1—4917
2025 Primera División 3713212[b]03[i]14415
2026 Primera División 145207[j]2—237
Total 120461263044116657
Career total 26692198535122350107

International

As of match played 10 September 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202410
Total10
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Copa Argentina
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
  4. ↑ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ↑ Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  7. ↑ Appearance in Campeonato Paulista
  8. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  9. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  10. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, one appearance and one goal in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Defensa y Justicia

Palmeiras

Boca Juniors

References

  1. 1 2 "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: CA Boca Juniors (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Boca sumó a Merentiel sobre el cierre del libro de pases Página/12, 2 Feb 2023
  3. ↑ El uruguayo Miguel Merentiel es nuevo refuerzo de Boca, ESPN, 2 Feb 2023
  4. ↑ "El Tanque: sumó a Miguel Merentiel" [El Tanque: Miguel Merentiel joined] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Apertura: Cerro le ganó 4–3 a El Tanque Sisley en el Tróccoli" [Cerro defeated El Tanque by 4–3 at Tróccoli] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool 1 – El Tanque Sisley 2 — Apertura – Fecha: 4" [Liverpool 1 – El Tanque Sisley 2 — Apertura – Matchday: 4] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "El Tanque Sisley sigue en alza, 2:1" [El Tanque Sisley remain on high note, 2–1] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "El Lorca FC consigue la cesión de Merentiel" [Lorca FC get the loan of Merentiel] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Miguel Merentiel deja de ser jugador del Lorca Fútbol Club" [Miguel Merentiel leaves Lorca Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  10. 1 2 Miguel Merentiel at Soccerway
  11. ↑ Merentiel, nuevo refuerzo de Defensa y Justicia, bajosietellaves.com, 11 August 2021
  12. ↑ Defensa y Justicia se queda con la 'Bestia' Miguel Merentiel, dobleamarilla.com.ar, 2 January 2022
  13. ↑ "Palmeiras contrata atacante uruguaio Merentiel, ex-Defensa y Justicia-ARG". SE Palmeiras (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Miguel Merentiel pasó la revisión médica pero se dilató su presentación en Boca on TyC, 1 Feb 2023
  15. ↑ Riquelme confirmó que Boca Juniors compró a Miguel Merentiel on ESPN, 10 Nov 2023
  16. ↑ "Eliminatorias: Uruguay publicó lista de convocados, la última en la que aparecerá Suárez" (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Venezuela v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
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