Kimi Merk

German-Kyrgyz footballer (born 2004)

Kimi Merk
Personal information
Full name Kimi Björn Merk
Date of birth (2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 (age 20)
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 8 (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

On 21 July 2023, Pakhtakor Tashkent announced the signing of Merk.[2]

International career

Merk made his debut for the Kyrgyzstan main team on 12 October 2023 in a Friendly match against Bahrain.[3]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 January 2024.

Kyrgyzstan national team
Year Apps Goals
2023 4 0
2024 4 0
Total 8 0

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 2024 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Chinese Taipei 5–1 5–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ "Kai Merk: I was in tears making my Kyrgyz Republic debut". FIFA. 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "КИМИ МЕРК "ПАХТАКОР" ФУТБОЛЧИСИГА АЙЛАНДИ". pakhtakor.uz (in Uzbek). Pakhtakor Tashkent FK. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ Bahrain 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Kimi Merk at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Kimi Merk at Soccerway
  • Kimi Merk at WorldFootball.net
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Pakhtakor Tashkent FK – current squad
  • 1 Shevchenko
  • 2 Asqarov
  • 3 Alijonov
  • 4 Tursunov
  • 5 Khamraliev
  • 5 Urinboev
  • 7 Hamrobekov
  • 9 Kucharczyk
  • 10 Ćeran
  • 11 Kholdorkhonov
  • 17 Khamdamov
  • 18 Erkinov
  • 19 Banaszak
  • 23 Azamov
  • 26 Kooshki
  • 27 Sabirkhodjaev
  • 28 Kholmatov
  • 30 Steenvoorden
  • 31 Usmanov
  • 33 Suyunov
  • 34 Sayfiev
  • 35 Kuvvatov
  • 36 Pavlyuchenko
  • 40 Merk
  • 55 Abdumajidov
  • 77 Saitov
  • 88 Azmiddinov
  • Manager: Shatskikh
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