Merentiel's current-season form is down 21% on last season (Season 47→37), while his Rating eased 34→32. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 59).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Boca Juniors · 2nd	20	6	2	6.73	32	34
2025/26	Boca Juniors · 1st	37	13	4	6.99	34	47
2024/25	Boca Juniors · 6th	37	14	4	7.06	47	55
2023/24	Boca Juniors	37	14	4	7.06	—	—
2023/24	Palmeiras	1	0	0	6.3	—	—
2022/23	Palmeiras · 1st	9	2	0	6.59	56	6
2022/23	Defensa Y Justicia · 12th	15	7	2	7	45	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Uruguay · international

Side	Apps	G
Uruguay	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

M. Merentiel is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Boca Juniors, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 2 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 37, top 22% of Liga Profesional Argentina centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 32.1, ranking 314th of 493 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (61.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merentiel.

Judged on this season alone, Merentiel graded 37 — a strong campaign that ranks top 23% of the 54 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 6 goals and 2 assists in 20 appearances (0.564 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 47 → 37). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 28th of 54 of the 54 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 30 Merentiel is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2024/25

Current potential28th of 54 centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 23% centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina 12th-best centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina 314th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 28th-highest potential centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina

32.1

Ratingi

28th of 54 centre-forwards

36.9

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

61.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.56

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Boca Juniors finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.3

Goals / app

6 goals in 20 appearances (0.3 per game) for a title-challenging side. Add 2 assists for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.1, Merentiel carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 54. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.56 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %61.7%

Available fixtures23 of 23

Goals / 900.423

Assists / 900.141

Goal contribution / 900.564

Defensive actions / 900.423

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %37.5

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %28

Cards / 900.07

Foul involvement / 900.634

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~14), then tapers with age. At 30, Merentiel sits on 7.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Merentiel's projected Rating — 32.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Shots on target16

Shots28

Passing

Assists2

Chances created21

Passes345

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success28%

Duels won21

Duels won %31.8%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions2

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.9M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Boca JuniorsFeb 2023 – now

PalmeirasJul 2022 – Feb 2023

Defensa Y JusticiaJan 2022 – Jul 2022€ 880K

Defensa Y Justicia(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jan 2022

Godoy Cruzuntil Sept 2020

About M. Merentiel

Miguel Ángel Merentiel Serrano is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Boca Juniors, born on February 24, 1996 in Paysandú, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Boca Juniors currently sit 2nd of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, M. Merentiel has made 20 appearances with 6 goals and 2 assists across 1,277 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Liga Profesional Argentina and the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

When M. Merentiel plays, Boca Juniors's record this season is 7W-9D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.71 at home against 6.74 on the road.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Racing Club (77 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Velez Sarsfield (63 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 5, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Estudiantes L.P. (67 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 2, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Newells Old Boys (63 minutes, 5.6 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Deportivo Riestra (24 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Huracan (120 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 2, 2026: 2-1 win away at Central Cordoba de Santiago (24 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 23, 2026: 4-0 win away at Defensa Y Justicia (13 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-0 win away at River Plate (69 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Independiente (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)

M. Merentiel's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Boca Juniors face Lanus at home in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Merentiel at 32.1 with a Season form score of 36.9, ranking 314th of 493 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Supercopa do Brasil and the Super Copa. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Merentiel has totalled 316 club appearances with 107 goals and 25 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 37 appearances for Boca Juniors.

M. Merentiel's career has also included time at Palmeiras, Defensa Y Justicia and Godoy Cruz.

On the international stage, M. Merentiel has represented Uruguay — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Boca Juniors finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points