Football Query

Player · Germany · Defender

Per Mertesacker

Goals from 15 Jun 2005 to 19 Nov 2013

Caps
101
Starts
98
Minutes
8,623
Win % when playing
67.3%
Goals
4
Matches scored in
4
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
65th of 220
Yellow cards
1
Sent off
0
Longest gap
7.3 yrs
Minutes per goal
2156

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiersFriendlies
200520062007200820092010201120122013

Tallest: 2 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 2 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal2
Go-ahead goal1
Extended lead1

Germany with and without them

Germany's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them10168181524610167.3%
Without them4026861064465%

Played most alongside10

Lukas Podolski81
Bastian Schweinsteiger75
Miroslav Klose67
Arne Friedrich43
Mesut Özil43
Michael Ballack43
Philip Lahm40
Mario Gómez37
Thomas Müller37
Jens Lehmann36

Faced most10

Gabriel HeinzeArgentina5
Gianluigi BuffonItaly4
Hamit AltintopTurkey4
James CollinsWales4
Javier MascheranoArgentina4
Sam RickettWales4
Simon DaviesWales4
Wayne HennesseyWales4
Aleksandr AniukovRussia3
Alkeksandr ChertoganovAzerbaijan3

Against4

Australia11
England11
Faroe Islands11
Sweden11

At tournaments3

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

FIFA World Cup qualification 201311
FIFA World Cup qualification 201211
Confederations Cup 200511

Every goal4

19 Nov 2013v England1–039′—Winning goal1–0Friendly
10 Sep 2013v Faroe Islands3–022′—Winning goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
16 Oct 2012v Sweden4–439′—Extended lead3–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
15 Jun 2005v Australia4–323′—Go-ahead goal2–1Confederations Cup 2005 · Group stage

Every match on record101

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

13 Jul 2014v Argentina1–0came on 120′1——FIFA World Cup 2014 · Final
8 Jul 2014v Brazil7–1came on 46′44——FIFA World Cup 2014 · Semi-final
30 Jun 2014v Algeria2–1started120——FIFA World Cup 2014 · Round of 16
26 Jun 2014v United States1–0started90——FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage
21 Jun 2014v Ghana2–2started90——FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage
16 Jun 2014v Portugal4–0started90——FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage
6 Jun 2014v Armenia6–1started90——Friendly
1 Jun 2014v Cameroon2–2started90——Friendly
5 Mar 2014v Chile1–0started90——Friendly
19 Nov 2013v England1–0started901—Friendly
15 Nov 2013v Italy1–1started90——Friendly
11 Oct 2013v Republic of Ireland3–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
10 Sep 2013v Faroe Islands3–0started901—FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
6 Sep 2013v Austria3–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
14 Aug 2013v Paraguay3–3started, off 45′45——Friendly
2 Jun 2013v United States3–4started, off 45′45——Friendly
29 May 2013v Ecuador4–2started90——Friendly
26 Mar 2013v Kazakhstan4–1started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
22 Mar 2013v Kazakhstan3–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
6 Feb 2013v France2–1started90——Friendly
16 Oct 2012v Sweden4–4started901—FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
12 Oct 2012v Republic of Ireland6–1started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
7 Sep 2012v Faroe Islands3–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
31 May 2012v Israel2–0started90——Friendly
26 May 2012v Switzerland3–5started90——Friendly
11 Oct 2011v Belgium3–1started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2011
7 Oct 2011v Turkey3–1started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2011
6 Sep 2011v Poland2–2started90——Friendly
26 Mar 2011v Kazakhstan4–0started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2011
9 Feb 2011v Italy1–1started90——Friendly
12 Oct 2010v Kazakhstan3–0started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2010
8 Oct 2010v Turkey3–0started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2010
7 Sep 2010v Azerbaijan6–1started, off 11′11——UEFA Euro qualification 2010
3 Sep 2010v Belgium1–0started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2010
10 Jul 2010v Uruguay3–2started90——FIFA World Cup 2010 · Third-place play-off
7 Jul 2010v Spain0–1started90——FIFA World Cup 2010 · Semi-final
3 Jul 2010v Argentina4–0started90——FIFA World Cup 2010 · Quarter-final
27 Jun 2010v England4–1started90——FIFA World Cup 2010 · Round of 16
23 Jun 2010v Ghana1–0started90——FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage
18 Jun 2010v Serbia0–1started90——FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.