Miguel Merentiel

Miguel Ángel Merentiel Serrano is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Born in Paysandú, Merentiel is a Peñarol youth academy graduate. On 9 January 2017, he was loaned to fellow Uruguayan Primera División club El Tanque Sisley for six months.
Merentiel made his professional debut on 19 February 2017, starting in a 4–3 away loss to Cerro. He scored his first goal seven days later, netting the first in a 2–1 away win against Liverpool Montevideo. On 12 March, he scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Montevideo Wanderers.
On 3 August 2017, Merentiel moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side Lorca FC. The following 31 January, his loan was cut short.
In January 2019, Merentiel was signed by Argentine club Godoy Cruz for a fee around 175.000 euros. On 10 September 2020, he was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia until the end of 2021 with a purchase option. On 2 January 2022, Defensa triggered the option and signed him on a permanently contract until the end of 2024.
On May 18, 2022, Merentiel signed a four-year contract with Palmeiras. In January 2023, he was loaned to Argentine club Boca Juniors with a trade option of US$3 million. On 10 November 2023, Boca used the purchase option.

In September 2024, Merentiel received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Paraguay and Venezuela. He debuted against the latter on 10 September 2024 at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín. He substituted Maximiliano Araújo at half-time as the game ended scoreless.

Defensa y Justicia

Palmeiras

Boca Juniors