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Staff · Arsenal

Per Mertesacker

Born 29 Sep 1984 · Hannover (age 36)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2021

Current ability
135 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
5,0000.5 of 5 stars calc
Current reputation
6,750
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
—

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking—
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking—
  • Defending—
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination—
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability—
  • Judging player potential—
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training—
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability16
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy1
  • Loyalty16
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism19
  • Sportsmanship19
  • Temperament20

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall——
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Director of football—0.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Scout—0.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development—4 of 5 stars20
Sports Scientist First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director—0.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager—0.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
—
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
6,000
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Per
Last name
Mertesacker
Common name
—
Date of birth
29 Sep 1984 age 36 at game start
Place of birth
Hannover
Nationality
Germany
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
German, English (10/10), French (2/10)

Contract

Club
Arsenal
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
30 Jun 2018
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
13 May 2018 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

21
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2017 Arsenal English Premier Division 61 £0
2016 Arsenal English Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
2015 Arsenal English Premier Division 240 Unknown fee
2014 Arsenal English Premier Division 350 Unknown fee
2013 Arsenal English Premier Division 352 Unknown fee
2012 Arsenal English Premier Division 343 Unknown fee
2011 Arsenal English Premier Division 210 Unknown fee
2011 SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga 40 £9,803,572
2010 SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga 302 Unknown fee
2009 SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga 335 Unknown fee
2008 SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga 232 Unknown fee
2007 SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga 321 Unknown fee
2006 SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga 252 Unknown fee
2005 Hannover 96 Bundesliga 305 £3,203,725
2004 Hannover 96 Bundesliga 312 Unknown fee
2003 Hannover 96 Bundesliga 130 Unknown fee
2003 Hannover 96 II German Div. Saxony/Bremen 161 Unknown fee
2002 Hannover 96 Youth Bundesliga 00 Unknown fee
2001 Hannover 96 Youth Bundesliga 2 00 Unknown fee
2000 Hannover 96 Youth Bundesliga 2 00 Unknown fee
1999 Hannover 96 Youth Bundesliga 2 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)39321/21 recorded2621/21 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerEnglish FA Cup3×2014, 2015, 2017
WinnerEnglish Community Shield1×2015
WinnerWorld Cup1×2014
WinnerDFB-Pokal1×2009
Runner-UpCarabao Cup1×2018
Runner-UpDFB-Pokal1×2010
Runner-UpEURO Cup1×2009
Runner-UpEuropean Football Championship1×2008
Runner-UpEnglish Premier Division1×2016
Runner-UpBundesliga1×2008
Third PlaceWorld Cup2×2006, 2010
Third PlaceBundesliga2×2007, 2010
Third PlaceConfederations Cup1×2005

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Germany10444 / 0

Staff career

2

  1. Arsenal

    1 Jul 2018 – —

    Head of Youth Development

  2. Arsenal

    1 Jul 2018 – —

    Head of Youth Development

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

19
25 Feb 2018Runner-UpArsenalCarabao Cup
27 May 2017WinnerArsenalEnglish FA Cup
2 Aug 2015WinnerArsenalEnglish Community Shield
30 May 2015WinnerArsenalEnglish FA Cup
13 Jul 2014WinnerGermanyWorld Cup
17 May 2014WinnerArsenalEnglish FA Cup
10 Jul 2010Third PlaceGermanyWorld Cup
15 May 2010Runner-UpSV Werder BremenDFB-Pokal
30 May 2009WinnerSV Werder BremenDFB-Pokal
20 May 2009Runner-UpSV Werder BremenEURO Cup
29 Jun 2008Runner-UpGermanyEuropean Football Championship
8 Jul 2006Third PlaceGermanyWorld Cup
29 Jun 2005Third PlaceGermanyConfederations Cup
12 Oct 2003First Senior Club GoalHannover 96 IIGerman Div. Saxony/Bremen v BSV Kickers Emden
17 Aug 2003Senior Club DebutHannover 96 IIGerman Div. Saxony/Bremen v SV Concordia Ihrhove
2016Runner-UpArsenalEnglish Premier Division
2010Third PlaceSV Werder BremenBundesliga
2008Runner-UpSV Werder BremenBundesliga
2007Third PlaceSV Werder BremenBundesliga

Favourite clubs

Hannover 96 Player90
Arsenal Player75
SV Werder Bremen Player75

Favourite people

Christoph Dabrowski Teammate/Former Teammate75
Tim Borowski Teammate/Former Teammate75
Ewald Lienen Manager/Former Manager75
Jörg Goslar Manager/Former Manager75
Jan Schlaudraff Teammate/Former Teammate60
Tony Adams Idol50
Nacho Novo Idol40

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2021.