Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Boca Juniors.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 37 | 13 | 4 | 2403 | 6.99 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6.9 |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6.7 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
M. Merentiel is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Boca Juniors, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 4 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 47, top 1% of Liga Profesional Argentina centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 34.1, ranking 310th of 557 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (72.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merentiel.
Judged on this season alone, Merentiel graded 47 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 74 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 13 goals and 4 assists in 37 appearances (0.637 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 55 → 47). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 37th of 74 of the 74 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 7.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Boca Juniors finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side
13 goals in 37 appearances (0.35 per game) — double figures playing for a title-challenging side (1st of 15). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 17 goal contributions (0.46 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 72.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 34.1, Merentiel carries the 37th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 74. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.64 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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Transfer news
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