Use Mertesacker to return to TSV Pattensen after seven years!

Use Mertesacker to return to TSV Pattensen after seven years!

What a return! Per Mertesacker, former world champion and a real legend in German football, will be back on the pitch after a seven -year break. The 40-year-old has announced that he plays in the district league for his home club, TSV Pattensen. This will not only be a very personal comeback for Mertesacker, but also a festival on the occasion of the 135th club birthday of TSV Pattensen, like Deichstube reports.

on June 27, 2025 at 6 p.m. he will appear in a friendly against Hannover 96. Even as a little boy at the age of four, he started at Pattensen before switching to Hannover 96. Now the family of three returns as a player and wants to be active for around 30 minutes. Mertesacker emphasizes: "It should not be a Mertesacker show, but an experience for the club", is cited in an article by t-online.

insight into Mertesacker's career

Although Mertesacker has no longer played professionally at Arsenal since his end of his career in 2018, he has never lost his love for football. The Lower Saxony native has emerged as head of the Arsenal FC Young Academy and regularly supports the training of the U16. For his achievements, he was given the nickname "Mr. Clean" in the past due to his impeccable discipline on the pitch. After an injury-related setback in 2012, he even achieved a certain cult status, especially for his appearances at the 2014 World Cup, where he was finally able to win the title with the DFB team.

was it just fate that Mertesacker was seen in the DFB Cup final of the U19 by Werder Bremen? His connection to Werder Bremen remains strong, where he played from 2006 to 2011 and created unforgettable moments for fans. At the time, Mertesacker joined SV Werder Bremen with a transfer fee of 5 million euros after making a name for himself at the 2006 World Cup.

The upcoming anniversary and the new challenge

TSV Pattensen, currently in the district league, is proud to be able to win one of the best former players for a test game. Mertesacker will also make sure to put the other players of the club in the spotlight and to celebrate the 135 years of club history appropriately. This event will not only be a unique opportunity for the fans, but also for the players of TSV Pattensen to stand on the pitch with a big name.

Although Mertesacker is thinking of being active in the professional sector, he excludes a comeback on a larger scale, as his center of life is still in London. But the unexpected comeback is not only an honor for the region, but also a very personal return to the roots of Mertesacker and delicate anecdotes from his beginnings in football.