Per Mertesacker

Per Mertesacker (born 29 September 1984 in Hanover, West Germany) is a German football player. Before that, he played for Hannover. He played for the German national team.

Per Mertesacker

Personal information
Full name	Per Mertesacker
Date of birth	(1984-09-29) 29 September 1984
Place of birth	Hanover, West Germany
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003-2006 2006-2011 2011-2018	Hannover Werder Bremen Arsenal F.C.
National team
2004-2014	Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
2003/04	Hannover	Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	-		14	0
2004/05			31	2	4	1	-		35	3
2005/06			30	5	3	0	-		33	5
2006/07	Werder Bremen	Bundesliga	25	2	0	0	10	2	35	4
2007/08			32	1	3	0	9	0	44	1
2008/09			23	2	3	1	13	1	39	4
2009/10
Country	Germany		154	12	14	2	32	3	200	17
Total			154	12	14	2	32	3	200	17

International career statistics

Germany national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	4	0
2005	14	1
2006	11	0
2007	10	0
2008	13	0
2009	7	0
2010	14	0
2011	6	0
2012	6	1
2013	10	2
2014	9	0
Total	104	4

Per Mertesacker Media

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  Mertesacker playing for Werder Bremen

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  Mertesacker on the ball for Arsenal against Sunderland in 2012

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  Mertesacker and Arsenal against Stoke in the Premier League

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  Mertesacker during a 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Austria