Per Mertesacker played for Arsenal Football Club. The former German defender joined Arsenal from Werder Bremen in 2011 and retired as an Arsenal player in 2018. In total, the former Arsenal Captain made 221 appearances and scored 10 goals. The “BFG” wore the number 4 shirt. He was born on September 29, 1984. Mertesacker is currently manager of the Arsenal Academy.
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Watch: Arsenal players take part in strange game involving a plastic hand and cream
Arsenal players do some pretty weird things, especially for the YouTube channel.
One of the most recent strange things we've done is take part in...
Watch: BFG and Ozil take on Kos and Giroud at Footpool
Recently I got the chance to attend a Footpool event at London Colney on behalf of Citroen.
Essentially, it's exactly how it sounds. The rules...
Video: Mertesacker features in video with Xavi and Zidane
Per Mertesacker is a bit of a surprise inclusion in a new Adidas video prompting people to ‘Be the difference’.
Featuring Xavi and Zinedine Zidane,...
Mertesacker: The defence was the key
A big night in Greece saw Arsenal come out on top, winning 3-0 to qualify for the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
Going into...
What can be done about Gabriel?
There’s only been one word on everyone’s lips this week at Cannon Towers this week: injuries.
We spent approximately three times as long discussing that...
Does Per have unrealistic expectations for Arsenal’s season?
Per Mertesacker believes now is the time for Arsenal to go and win the league but do we really have a chance considering recent...
Should Premier League have Christmas break? Per says no
Per Mertesacker is a proper trooper and has insisted that unlike the majority of foreign players who come over to the Premier League, he...
BFG ‘delighted’ with Arsenal’s ‘convincing’ attack
Our giant German, Per Mertesacker, was delighted with our performance in our 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Recent results...
BFG rallies the troops ahead of Dinamo Zabreb clash
Arsenal's chances of actually progressing to the knock-out stages of the Champions League are slim-to-none at the moment but Per Mertesacker still wants us...
Mertesacker: Footballers have no right to complain about being tired
Per Mertesacker has shown his professionalism once against after our lacklustre draw against Spurs in the Premier League by claiming footballers have no right...
Mertesacker hails Gibbs for his ‘energy from bench’
Per Mertesacker has praised fellow defender Kieran Gibbs after he came on and scored against Spurs on Sunday.
Arsenal were 1-0 down and weren't exactly...
Mertsacker admits Arsenal won a ‘good point’ against Spurs
Per Mertesacker has been serving up a portion of cold, hard reality after our 1-1 draw against Spurs and admitted that we won a...
Watch: BFG claims Arsenal played ‘without courage’ against Bayern Munich
A visibly dejected Per Mertesacker spoke after our 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich and claimed that Arsenal played without courage.
The captain looked exhausted in...
Fringe players unacceptably let youngsters down
The fringe players did not cover themselves in glory on Tuesday night against Sheffield Wednesday.
They certainly comforted Wenger’s opinion that they aren't as good as the...
Team news: Cech to start against Sheffield Wednesday, Mertesacker back
Petr Cech will start in goal for Arsenal against Sheffield Wednesday in the Capital One Cup while Per Mertesacker has recovered from illness.
Speaking to...
Mertesacker reveals how Arsenal stopped goal machine Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is currently on fire for Bayern Munich but against Arsenal, he failed to score.
Per Mertesacker said after the match that this was no...
Mertesacker stresses importance of defending against Bayern Munich
Per Mertesacker has praised Arsenal's defensive performance against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.
The Bundesliga team had previously scored in every match and failed to...
Mertesacker hails fan support against Bayern Munich
Per Mertesacker took to Twitter following Arsenal's 2-0 win over Bayern Munich to hail the support from the fans during the match.
The win wasn't...
Mertesacker stands tall and delivers in massive win
Vice-captain Per Mertesacker led the team out against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, before delivering one of his best performances in an Arsenal shirt.
The German...
Why Mertesacker is speaking truth when he says defenders are scared of Walcott
Per Mertesacker recently spoke about Theo Walcott's time in front of goal and claims he believes opposition defenders are scared of him.
Theo is having...
Watch: Mertesacker – England are one of Germany’s greatest rivals
Before going away on national duty for Germany, Per Mertesacker spoke about his country, what makes it great and rivalry.
Surprisingly, when listing rivals, the...
Mertesacker: Squad depth is great to have
Arsenal's squad depth is better this year than it has been for quite some time.
Despite missing Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker against Liverpool earlier...
Mertesacker: Chambers could be one of the best
Back in September, Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker made his return to the team at White Hart Lane after weeks out.
The first game he missed due...
Mertesacker: We want to give the fans special moments
Per Mertesacker has looked back on the 3-0 win against Manchester United at the Emirates on Sunday and admitted that the team want and...
Gabriel heaps praise on Cech, Mertesacker and Koscielny
Gabriel has taken to life at Arsenal without a worry.
Now into his first full season, the defender has had a fantastic start. The red...
Mertesacker wants to replicate Manchester United performance
Three goals to the good within twenty minutes and a clean sheet intact when the final whistle blew, Sunday was just about perfect.
Arsenal welcomed...
Mertesacker pleased with resilience
A clean sheet against Manchester United on Sunday was only Arsenal's second in the fixture since May 2011.
The clubs have played each other ten...
BFG: We need to build on our defensive performance
Although Arsenal stormed to a 3-0 win against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, Per Mertesacker still believes there are improvements which...
Mertesacker: Alexis and Ozil make us dangerous
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez both had outstanding performances against Manchester United in the Premier League and Per Mertesacker had high praise for them...
Mertesacker: Arsenal have realised what we’re capable of against Manchester United
Captain Per Mertesacker hailed Arsenal's performance against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday and admitted that sometimes we need reminding of just...
Mertesacker applauds ‘vital’ Arsenal win over Manchester United
Per Mertesacker stepped in for the injured Laurent Koscielny in Sunday's match against Manchester United and described the 3-0 win as 'vital' for our...
BFG: We want to show ‘real’ Arsenal against Bayern Munich
Per Mertesacker has insisted that Arsenal's 3-2 loss against Olympiacos at home wasn't the 'real' Arsenal and that against Bayern Munich we have a...
Per backs team to learn and respond against Manchester United
Arsenal must get over Tuesday's Champions League disappointment quickly with a huge Premier League game on the horizon.
Arsène Wenger's side are bottom of Group...
Mertesacker: We have no chance without discipline
After a second consecutive defeat, Arsenal are on the brink of heading out of the Champions League.
The Gunners followed up the 2-1 loss to...
Per: Spurs win helped boost our confidence ahead of Leicester
Per Mertesacker has claimed that Arsenal's midweek win over Tottenham helped lift their confidence ahead of the game at the King Power Stadium on...
Predicted XI: Experience over youth v Tottenham
It didn't pay off in Zagreb last week, but expect Arsène Wenger to rotate his squad again when Arsenal visit White Hart Lane on...
Suspended Gabriel could face Spurs on Wednesday
Arsenal defender Gabriel was sent off on Saturday, and is expected to miss Wednesday night's trip to White Hart Lane as a result.
The red...
Team news: Coquelin out, Per back v Spurs
As ever, Arsenal will be making changes for the third round of the League Cup.
With a squad full of experienced players we will see...
Mertesacker: My health will determine my future
Per Mertesacker could return from illness to face Tottenham in the kids cup this week.
After spending 18 days in bed with a chest infection,...
Mertesacker admits team-mates didn’t help Gabriel enough
Per Mertesacker wasn't at Saturday's game against Chelsea, but had some strong words for the referee speaking on German TV.
The Arsenal vice-captain appeared on...