Merentiel's current-season form is down 30% on last season (Season 47→33), while his Rating eased 34→31. 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	21	6	2	6.11	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

Squad depthCentre-forward

M. Merentiel is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Boca Juniors, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 33, top 19% of Liga Profesional Argentina centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.4, ranking 323rd of 518 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (57.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 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 33 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 57 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 6 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances (0.538 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 47 → 33). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 29th of 57 of the 57 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 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 potential29th of 57 centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 20% centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina 11th-best centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina 323rd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 29th-highest potential centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina

31.4

Ratingi

29th of 57 centre-forwards

33.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

57.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.54

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.29

Goals / app

6 goals in 21 appearances (0.29 per game) for a title-challenging side. Add 2 assists for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 57.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.4, Merentiel carries the 29th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 57. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.54 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 %57.2%

Available fixtures26 of 26

Goals / 900.404

Assists / 900.135

Goal contribution / 900.538

Defensive actions / 900.404

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %37.5

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %28

Cards / 900.067

Foul involvement / 900.807

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, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Merentiel's projected Rating — 31.4 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 created22

Passes353

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success28%

Duels won25

Duels won %35.7%

Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions2

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.1M total transfer fees · 5 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 CruzJan 2019 – Sept 2020€ 175K

PPenaroluntil Jan 2019

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 21 appearances with 6 goals and 2 assists across 1,338 minutes, averaging a 6.76 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 9W-9D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.78 at home against 6.74 on the road.

Recent matches

September 9, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Sao Paulo (79 minutes, 1 goal, 7.59 rating)
August 29, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Lanus (39 minutes, 6.6 rating)
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)

M. Merentiel's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Boca Juniors face San Lorenzo away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Merentiel at 31.4 with a Season form score of 33.1, ranking 323rd of 518 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 317 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, Godoy Cruz and PPenarol.

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