Joël Merkler
Birth nameJoël Merkler-Pérez
Date of birth (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight128 kg (282 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop, lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–
2020–2021		 Stade Toulousain
→ FCTT		 6
 (0)
Correct as of 1 March 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Spain 7 (5)
Correct as of 1 March 2023

Joël Merkler (born 25 October 2001) is a Spanish international rugby union player, who plays for Stade Toulousain.[1]

Club career

Having rose through the Stade Toulousain academy, Joël Merkler first played his senior rugby on loan for their amateur neighbour of FCTT in Fédérale 1 for the 2020–21 season.[2][3][4] Still playing with the espoirs of the Top 14 club, he won the national under-21 championship in June 2021.[5]

International career

Merkler made his debut for Spain on 1 November 2021, replacing Andrés Alvarado during a remarkable 20–32 away win over Uruguay, that had just qualified for 2023 World Cup, as the American top team.[6][7][8]

Style of play

A tall and fairly massive player, Merkler is able to play both as a prop (mainly a tighthead) or a lock, higher in the forward pack.[2][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "La conexión francesa". Veintidós (in Spanish). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Seniors - Recrutement saison 2020-2021 terminé !". TOEC TOAC FCT Rugby (in French). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Le FCTT logiquement..." U.S.S.S. Rugby (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Muzeau, Sylvain (6 June 2021). "Reichel/Espoirs Élite : Le Stade Toulousain à la fête". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Zarpazo de España en Uruguay (20-32) para abrir la temporada internacional". Federación Española de Rugby (in Spanish). 1 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "España tiene equipo para Los Teros: Debutan Alvarado y Güemes". Veintidós (in Spanish). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. 1 2 "La otra España (y 2)". Veintidós (in Spanish). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022.


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