Dries Mertens

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Dries Mertens
82

162

K.€

10

38

years

CAM

Profile of Dries Mertens

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
52
Matches
played
2967'
Minutes
played
6
0.18
Goals/90'
16
0.49
Assists/90'
7/0
0.21
Cards/90'

Current transfer news

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origin_Dries Mertens
Dries Mertens
Released
Dries Mertens ends his Galatasaray SK contract and becomes a free agent
Dries Mertens
Dries Mertens
38
years
BEL
Belgium
61
kgs
Mid
position
169
cms
10
shirt number
162
K.€
82
ELO

Born on 06 May 1987 in Leuven

Personal data
Country of birth
Belgium Belgium
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Western Europe
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray SK
Current competition
Süper Lig Süper Lig
Previous club
Napoli Napoli
Previous competition
Serie A Serie A
Historic team
Napoli Napoli
Historical competition
Serie A Serie A
Last number
10
Most common shirt number
14
Other shirt numbers
14, 11, 13

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Süper Lig
82%
Wins
28 W
5 D
1 L
Europa League
30%
Wins
3 W
5 D
2 L
Cup
60%
Wins
3 W
2 D
0 L
Super Cup
0%
Wins
0 W
0 D
1 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 38 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK 95 36 30 5 1 91 31 +60
2
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe 84 36 26 6 4 90 39 +51
3
Samsunspor
Samsunspor 64 36 19 7 10 55 41 +14
4
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş 62 36 17 11 8 59 36 +23
5
İstanbul Başakşehir
İstanbul Başakşehir 54 36 16 6 14 60 56 +4

Position on the pitch

Main position
Playmaker 82%
Other positions
  • Forward 18%
CAM
ST
Football pitch

Attributes

79
pace
79
shot
79
pass
85
Dribbling
48
defence
65
physical
Main features
Finesse Shot
Leadership

Rating progression

82 ▼ -2
3988 06
1115 09
2023 11
1777 13
1192 22
Highest value in career
86 (2024)
Rankings
General
685º
Age
10º
By country
17º 17º
By position
187º MF
By position
106º CAM CAM

Evolution of market value

▼ -0.3
3988 06
1115 09
2023 11
1777 13
1192 22
Highest value in career
31.75M (2018)
Rankings
General
60126º
Age
By country
787º 787º
By position
17990º MF
By position
8958º CAM CAM
Contract information
Provider
Nike
Agent
Stirr Associates
Start of contract
08/08/2022
End of contract
30/06/2025
LAST YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
22/06/2028
Last signing
08/08/2022
Total transfer window transactions
17M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 01/07/2025
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
Escudo
Released
22/23 06/08/2022
Escudo
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
Free agent
21/22 30/06/2022
Napoli
Napoli
Escudo
Released
13/14 01/07/2013
PSV
PSV
Napoli
Napoli
9M Transfer
11/12 01/07/2011
Utrecht
Utrecht
PSV
PSV
9M Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 19M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 52
6
0.12
84
Calendar year 27
1
0.04
84
Last 6 months 28
1
0.04
84
Last 365 days 52
6
0.12
84
Last 3 years 140
25
0.18
81
Last 5 years 240
54
0.23
81
Career 928
292
0.31
77

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
2024/25
52 6 16 7 0 52 37 15 2967' 38 6.6 84
Süper Lig
Süper Lig
34 5 7 3 0 34 23 11 1884' 38 6.7 84
Cup
Cup
5 0 4 1 0 5 2 3 242' 38 5.4 84
Europa League
Europa League
10 1 5 2 0 10 10 0 735' 37 6.2 85
Qualif. Champions
Qualif. Champions
2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 60' 37 4.4 82
Super Cup
Super Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 46' 37 4.1 83
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
2023/24
51 12 16 4 0 51 41 10 3331' 37 7.3 79
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
2022/23
33 7 4 7 0 33 29 4 2258' 36 7.1 78
Napoli
Napoli
2021/22
37 13 2 2 0 37 19 18 1708' 35 5.9 78
Napoli
Napoli
2020/21
38 10 9 3 0 38 22 16 1920' 34 6.4 83

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Napoli
Napoli
9 397 249 23427' 148 48
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
3 136 107 8556' 25 18
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV Apeldoorn
3 112 110 9487' 32 15
PSV
PSV
2 88 87 7324' 45 11
Utrecht
Utrecht
2 86 85 7332' 21 9
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Serie A
Serie A
9 295 182 17027' 113 36
Eredivisie
Eredivisie
4 127 126 10680' 53 12
Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
3 108 106 9132' 30 15
Süper Lig
Süper Lig
3 100 81 6436' 20 13
Europa League
Europa League
12 73 60 5184' 18 10

Teams played for

Napoli
Napoli
9 season
148
397
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
3 season
25
136
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV Apeldoorn
3 season
32
112
PSV
PSV
2 season
45
88
Utrecht
Utrecht
2 season
21
86

For the national team

3738
109 times at International
4 times at U17
21
Average number of goals
0.19
26
8
0
Other information
Times called up
128
Matches as a starter
69
Off the bench
40
Debut
9/2/2011
Age on debut
23.8 years old
Last match
1/12/2022
Age in last game
35.6 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Belgium
Belgium
2022
6 0 0 1 0 6 2 4 269' 35 4.5 77
World Cup
World Cup
1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 76' 35 4.5 77
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 44' 35 4 78
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 149' 35 4.6 77
Belgium
Belgium
2021
9 0 0 0 0 9 5 4 458' 34 5.1 80
Belgium
Belgium
2020
4 3 1 1 0 4 4 0 343' 33 6.9 83
Belgium
Belgium
2019
9 2 2 2 0 9 7 2 567' 32 6.4 82
Belgium
Belgium
2018
16 3 3 0 0 16 13 3 938' 31 6.7 82

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Belgium
Belgium
12 109 69 6080' 21 8
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
10 37 23 1972' 6 3
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
4 22 13 1196' 5 2
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
5 17 14 1093' 5 1
World Cup
World Cup
3 13 7 643' 2 0
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
3 11 9 837' 3 2

Titles

  • Dutch Super Cup winner
    Dutch Super Cup winner
  • 2
    Italian cup winner
    Italian cup winner
  • Italian Super Cup winner
    Italian Super Cup winner
  • Dutch Cup winner
    Dutch Cup winner
  • World Cup third place
    World Cup third place

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut in category
Cup
Cup
22 DEC. 22
35 years

Best performances