Merlin Röhl

Merlin Röhl is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Everton, on loan from SC Freiburg. Röhl was born in Potsdam and grew up there. Röhl started his youth career at SV Babelsberg 03, but moved to FC Ingolstadt in 2018 having had a trial spell at the club after sharing his performance data through the app Tonsser. He signed a long-term contract with the club in January 2020. Röhl made his debut for Ingolstadt on 25 November 2020, starting in a 3–1 3. Liga win away to Bayern Munich II. He scored his first senior goal on 16 December 2020 with a right-footed volley in the 37th minute of a 1–0 league victory over Hansa Rostock. On 17 August 2022, Röhl signed with SC Freiburg in Bundesliga. Röhl has represented Germany at both under-18 and under-19 levels.