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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Mertesacker: Wenger wants to make us stronger
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has backed Arsène Wenger despite the club's lack of spending over the course of the summer.
Petr Čech was the only...
Per: Koscielny is jealous of me
In Germany there seems to be some sort of fascination about the song Arsenal fans sing for Per Mertesacker.
Our "Big F***ing German" was a...
Video: Per introduced as BFG on German TV
Per Mertesacker was on ZDF on Saturday night as he was interviewed on Germany's version of Match of the Day.
The Arsenal defender wasn't in the...
Gabriel the key to success against Chelsea?
Per Mertesacker is close to fitness again, but should he return straight into the Arsenal side?
Our German beanpole offers height and anticipation, and of...
Wenger: Per is always committed
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could return to the side for Saturday's Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge, and Arsène Wenger has been praising his...
Team news: Mertesacker could return
Following Wednesday night's disappointment in Zagreb, a number of players are set to return to the starting eleven at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Defender Per...
Cech: Now I know how special Arsenal stars are
As Chelsea goalkeeper, Petr Čech is used to playing against Arsenal.
The Czech international has lined up against his current team-mates a number of times,...
Team news: Bellerín and Ramsey out of Champions League game
Speaking to the media in Croatia, Arsène Wenger has confirmed that Héctor Bellerín and Aaron Ramsey haven't travelled for the game against Dinamo Zagreb.
Arsenal...
Mertesacker’s good week, bad week
Per Mertesacker has certainly had an eventful couple of weeks.
Bed-ridden for 18 days with a viral chest infection, the Arsenal vice-captain was involved in...
Mertesacker fine after car accident
Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker has been involved in a minor car accident, but has not suffered any injuries from the incident on the M1...
Mertesacker to make German TV appearance on Saturday
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker will be on German television on Saturday night, just hours after the Premier League game against Chelsea.
It is almost a...
Wenger: We have to battle Bayern Munich
The Champions League returns this week and Arsenal are set to kick-off their campaign with a trip to Croatia to face Dinamo Zagreb.
The change...
Wenger: Mertesacker ‘shouldn’t worry’
Gabriel started in the heart of the Arsenal defence for the third consecutive Premier League game on Saturday's 2-0 defeat of Stoke City.
A third...
Özil and Per wear matching Beckenbauer shirts
Bayern Munich and Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer celebrates his 70th birthday today, so Arsenal's Germans have taken to Twitter to wish him a happy...
Predicted XI to face Stoke: Gabriel or Per?
A rare thing, Arsenal saw an international break come and go with no new injury concerns.
In fact, with Per Mertesacker returning Arsène Wenger now...
Team news: No concerns ahead of Stoke
Arsène Wenger has told the media that Arsenal should more or less be at full strength against Stoke City on Saturday.
Speaking at his press...
Arsenal get double injury boost
Arsenal look set to welcome Per Mertesacker back into the side this weekend while Laurent Koscielny is expected to be fit to play despite...
Video: Arsenal stars take on Junior Gunners
During the Members' Day event at the Emirates Stadium back in July, three Arsenal stars took on Junior Gunners in a Scalextric tournament.
Defenders Calum...
Arsenal’s Per-fect defensive partners?
Prior to the international break Arsenal centre-half Gabriel gave two impressive showings.
Illness and injury ruled Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny out of the Liverpool...
Mertesacker picks Koscielny and Ozil in ultimate XI
Per Mertesacker has picked teammate Laurent Koscielny in his ultimate XI because he claims the two centre-backs compliment each other.
The defender also chose Mesut...
Newcastle preview: Tyne to deliver
Four points from the opening three games of the season is not the start anyone expected.
It's frustrating, as Chelsea have also stuttered and find...
Injury updates: Welbeck, Mertesacker and Koscielny
Arsene Wenger has given the latest updates ahead of Arsenal's game against Newcastle this weekend.
With Per Mertesacker missing the Liverpool game with illness and...
Mertesacker still hasn’t returned to training
With Arsenal facing Newcastle at 12:45 on Saturday afternoon, the team will travel up to the north-east on Friday to stay in a hotel...
Koscielny still out against Newcastle
Koscielny due to miss out against Newcastle.
Mertesacker targeting fewer defeats
An opening day loss to West Ham United has already left Arsenal in a tricky position at this early stage of the season.
The Gunners...
Per Mertesacker on mental hospitals, coaching and punditry
As a youth player at German side Hannover 96, Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker spent plenty of time helping out at a local mental hospital.
It...
BFG wants to work on communication with Cech
Mertesacker highlights the importance of communication between the back four and the goalkeeper.
BFG: We avoided talking
The BFG addresses Arsenal's shortcomings and what we did the improve against Crystal Palace.
Mertesacker happy with Arsenal’s offensive threat
It was the stalwart defending of Per Mertesacker which saw Arsenal over the line against Crystal Palace on Sunday, but the defender was impressed...
Mertesacker happy with defensive performance
Per Mertesacker was once again his unique mixture of calmness and command in Sunday's win over Crystal Palace, but says there is more to come from...
Player ratings: Ozil runs rings around Palace
Ozil unreal against Crystal Palace.
Why Arsenal don’t have an automatic starting XI
"And here comes Alexis," my father bellowed as we observed Arsenal's acrimonious defeat at home to West Ham with equal parts dread and hangover.
The...
Bielik: Wilshere and Pirès helped me settle
Polish midfielder Krystian Bielik joined Arsenal from Legia Warsaw last January, to little fanfare.
Now a household name, having never featured for the first-team, it...
BFG: We only have ourselves to blame
Mertesacker believes the best step Arsenal can take is bouncing back.
BFG: We lacked a bit of control
Mertesacker described the loss to West Ham as a 'massive loss' for the team.
Player ratings: West Ham nail over-confident Arsenal
West Ham took advantage of an overly confidence Arsenal in the opening game of our season.
As much as this was a bit of a...
Mertesacker says Özil is crucial
In both Germany and England Mesut Özil has received plenty of criticism since his move to Arsenal.
You know the kind of thing I mean. 'He's...
Özil looks up to ‘role model’ Mertesacker
It is obvious that the Germans at Arsenal share a special bond.
It's also really no surprise, Mesut Özil and Per Mertesacker first played together...
BFG: It’s good to argue on pitch
In a recent question and answer session, Per Mertesacker revealed which Germans he would have loved to play with, our most improved players from...
Mertesacker on Community Shield win and Čech’s influence
by Lewis Ambrose
A strong defensive performance has come to be expected of Per Mertesacker, and he delivered at Wembley once again on Sunday.
The Big...