Name: Paul Charles Merson
Nickname: "Magic Man", "Merse"
Country:
EnglandClub: Arsenal
Position: ★ AMF, SMF, CMF, SS
Side: RF/BS
Era: 1989-1994
Age: 21-26 years (20/08/1968)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Attack: 85
Defence: 57
Balance: 82
Stamina: 84
Top Speed: 83
Acceleration: 79
Response: 78
Agility: 82
Dribble Accuracy: 86
Dribble Speed: 81
Short Pass Accuracy: 82
Short Pass Speed: 84
Long Pass Accuracy: 85
Long Pass Speed: 82
Shot Accuracy: 83
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 86
Free Kick Accuracy: 78
Curling: 86
Header: 74
Jump: 79
Technique: 90
Aggression: 83
Mentality: 73
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 82
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Early Peak
CARDS:
P07 – Early Cross
P11 – Long Ranger
P12 – Incisive Run
P14 – Free Roaming
P18 – Track Back
S02 – Passser
S05 – 1-Touch Play
S06 – Outside Curve
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Passing - Middle Shooting - 1-touch Pass - Outside
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
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Name: Paul Charles Merson
Nickname: "Magic Man", "Merse"
Country:
EnglandClub: Middlesbrough, Aston Villa
Position: ★ AMF, CMF, SMF, SS
Side: RF/BS
Era: 1997-2001
Age: 29- 33years (20/08/1968)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Attack: 83
Defence: 52
Balance: 85
Stamina: 80
Top Speed: 81
Acceleration: 77
Response: 76
Agility: 79
Dribble Accuracy: 86
Dribble Speed: 80
Short Pass Accuracy: 90
Short Pass Speed: 80
Long Pass Accuracy: 87
Long Pass Speed: 78
Shot Accuracy: 79
Shot Power: 81
Shot Technique: 87
Free Kick Accuracy: 76
Curling: 86
Header: 72
Jump: 76
Technique: 92
Aggression: 81
Mentality: 71
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 84
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 4
Growth type: Standard/ Lasting
CARDS:
P07 – Early Cross
P11 – Long Ranger
P12 – Incisive Run
P14 – Free Roaming
S02 – Passser
S05 – 1-Touch Play
S06 – Outside Curve
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - Dribbling - Passing - Middle Shooting - 1-touch Pass - Outside
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
Paul Merson came through Arsenal’s youth system and became a key figure in the club’s late-80s/early-90s success, winning the First Division title in 1988–89 and later the league and cups under George Graham. He played across the front line and in midfield, and his peak years at Highbury saw him combine goals and assists with a knack for producing big moments in tight games. After leaving Arsenal in 1997, he had prominent spells at Middlesbrough and Aston Villa, and later played for Portsmouth and Wigan. He also represented England, featuring at major tournaments in the early 1990s.
Merson was a classic English “maverick” technician: less about raw pace and more about close control, quick shifts of direction in traffic, and the ability to pop elegant one-touch passes or sharp one-twos in tight spaces to prise open a defence. His clean first touch often bought him an extra half-second in crowded areas around—and inside—the box, creating the space and time to make something happen. He also liked to use the outside of his foot for crisp, low passes and could deliver accurate early balls into the area. Merson would drift into pockets between midfield and defence, receive on the half-turn, and either drive at the back line or combine quickly around the box. He could score from free-kicks, and he regularly backed himself to shoot from range or from awkward angles, using his diverse strking techniques —volleys and demi-volleys, whipped curlers, and deft chips.