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Paul Merson

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Paul Charles Merson (born 20 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer, manager, commentator and sports television pundit for Sky Sports. Originally a forward, Merson found success as an attacking midfielder and playmaker later in his career. After making his debut for Arsenal in the 1986–87 season, Merson went on to play eleven seasons with the North London club. While with the Gunners, Merson was a key player in the club's success under Scottish manager George Graham, winning the Football League Championship twice, the FA Cup, the Football League Cup, and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Merson is the 10,254th most popular soccer player (down from 9,030th in 2024), the 6,984th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,631st in 2019) and the 593rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paul Merson ranks 10,254 out of 21,273. Before him are Manolo Gabbiadini, Moussa Wagué, Amr Zaki, Mark Milligan, Jakub Moder, and Jordan Larsson. After him are Hideo Hashimoto, Behrang Safari, Marco Antônio de Almeida Ferreira, Yohann Thuram-Ulien, Shin Tanada, and Mario Galinović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Paul Merson ranks 815. Before him are Israel Militosyan, Mikael Nilsson, Marc Rothemund, KK, Britta Bilač, and Lisa Paus. After him are Scott Forstall, Anders Holmertz, Bahman Golbarnezhad, Toshiyuki Kosugi, Stefan Botev, and Garrett Wang.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Merson ranks 6,986 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark Drakeford (1954), John Newman (1990), Alister McRae (1970), Dean Saunders (1964), Andy Nyman (1966), and Barbara Murray (1929). After him are Helen Baxendale (1970), Derren Brown (1971), Bobby Johnstone (1929), Justine Frischmann (1969), Squarepusher (1975), and John Hopkins (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Paul Merson ranks 593. Before him are Terry Fenwick (1959), Barry Ferguson (1978), Steve Wooddin (1955), Kevin Beattie (1953), Sammy McIlroy (1954), and Dean Saunders (1964). After him are Bobby Johnstone (1929), Ashley Westwood (1990), Kieron Dyer (1978), Trevor Cherry (1948), David Narey (1956), and Craig Shakespeare (1963).

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