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Dries Mertens

Dries Mertens

Attack - Second Striker  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipBelgium
Height1.69 m
Footright
BornMay 6, 1987
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯200+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 24/25 10.0 World class
Second Striker Attack

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.33
goals / match
SSC Napoli
top club · 397 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#66
goals rank
#1
assists rank
271
season goals
225
season assists

Among 206 Attack - Second Strikers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€32.00m
peak value · 2017
€9.48m
top transfer fee · 13/14
34
best season · 16/17
113 / 21
int'l caps / goals
820Appearances
271Goals
225Assists
97Yellow cards
1Red cards
135Full matches (90′)
Full nameDries Mertens
Date of birth1987-05-06 (39 yrs)
Place of birthLeuven, Belgium
CitizenshipBelgium
PositionAttack - Second Striker (main: Attack)
Footright
Height169.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
AgentStirr Associates
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
Transfer: Galatasaray → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Galatasaray
52 matches · 6 G · 21 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Galatasaray
51 matches · 12 G · 19 A · across 6 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2022
Transfer: Napoli → Galatasaray
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Galatasaray
33 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — SSC Napoli
37 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2021
Injury: unknown
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SSC Napoli
38 matches · 10 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — SSC Napoli
42 matches · 16 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — SSC Napoli
47 matches · 19 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — SSC Napoli
49 matches · 22 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — SSC Napoli
46 matches · 34 G · 13 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — SSC Napoli
40 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
Nov 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — SSC Napoli
51 matches · 10 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — SSC Napoli
47 matches · 13 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: PSV Eindhoven → Napoli
13/14 · Transfer · €9.48m
Dec 2012
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — PSV Eindhoven
39 matches · 18 G · 21 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — PSV Eindhoven
49 matches · 27 G · 22 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: FC Utrecht → PSV Eindhoven
11/12 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Utrecht
47 matches · 14 G · 24 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Utrecht
39 matches · 7 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: AGOVV → FC Utrecht
09/10 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2008
08/09 — AGOVV Apeldoorn
37 matches · 14 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — AGOVV Apeldoorn
40 matches · 16 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: KAA Gent U21 → AGOVV
07/08 · Transfer · €46k
Jun 2007
Transfer: AGOVV → KAA Gent U21
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — AGOVV Apeldoorn
36 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: KAA Gent U21 → AGOVV
06/07 · Loan
Jun 2006
Transfer: Eendracht Aalst → KAA Gent U21
05/06 · Return from loan
Jul 2005
Transfer: KAA Gent U21 → Eendracht Aalst
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2004
Transfer: KAA Gent U17 → KAA Gent U21
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: Anderlecht Yth. → KAA Gent U17
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €32.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 88 other Attack - Second Strikers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals6 total · 0.49/90
57
Assists21 total · 1.70/90
99
G+A27 total · 2.19/90
89
Yellow cards7 total · 0.57/90
30
12,108 min
Minutes played by club
Galatasaray 18.6%
SSC Napoli 32.9%
PSV Eindhoven 11.3%
FC Utrecht 18.6%
AGOVV Apeldoorn 18.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Galatasaray 3 22/23 24/25 136 25 44 2,255
SSC Napoli 9 13/14 21/22 397 148 90 3,979
PSV Eindhoven 2 11/12 12/13 88 45 43 1,365
FC Utrecht 2 09/10 10/11 86 21 34 2,256
AGOVV Apeldoorn 3 06/07 08/09 113 32 14 2,253

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

12€8M25€16M37€24M49€32M06/07 — 2 goals (AGOVV Apeldoorn)206/0707/08 — 16 goals (AGOVV Apeldoorn)07/08 — 6 assists2207/0808/09 — 14 goals (AGOVV Apeldoorn)08/09 — 8 assists2208/0909/10 — 7 goals (FC Utrecht)09/10 — 10 assists1709/1010/11 — 14 goals (FC Utrecht)10/11 — 24 assists3810/1111/12 — 27 goals (PSV Eindhoven)11/12 — 22 assists4911/1212/13 — 18 goals (PSV Eindhoven)12/13 — 21 assists3912/1313/14 — 13 goals (SSC Napoli)13/14 — 12 assists2513/1414/15 — 10 goals (SSC Napoli)14/15 — 12 assists2214/1515/16 — 11 goals (SSC Napoli)15/16 — 7 assists1815/1616/17 — 34 goals (SSC Napoli)16/17 — 13 assists4716/1717/18 — 22 goals (SSC Napoli)17/18 — 12 assists3417/1818/19 — 19 goals (SSC Napoli)18/19 — 12 assists3118/1919/20 — 16 goals (SSC Napoli)19/20 — 11 assists2719/2020/21 — 10 goals (SSC Napoli)20/21 — 9 assists1920/2121/22 — 13 goals (SSC Napoli)21/22 — 2 assists1521/2222/23 — 7 goals (Galatasaray)22/23 — 4 assists1122/2323/24 — 12 goals (Galatasaray)23/24 — 19 assists3123/2424/25 — 6 goals (Galatasaray)24/25 — 21 assists2724/2507/08 — €300K08/09 — €550K09/10 — €750K10/11 — €3.5M11/12 — €8.5M12/13 — €12M13/14 — €13M14/15 — €20M15/16 — €18M16/17 — €17M17/18 — €32M18/19 — €30M19/20 — €25M20/21 — €20M21/22 — €12M22/23 — €4M23/24 — €3.3M24/25 — €1.8MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 2206/0707/08: 161607/0808/09: 141408/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 141410/1111/12: 272711/1212/13: 181812/1313/14: 131313/1414/15: 101014/1515/16: 111115/1616/17: 343416/1717/18: 222217/1818/19: 191918/1919/20: 161619/2020/21: 101020/2121/22: 131321/2222/23: 7722/2323/24: 121223/2424/25: 6624/25

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 6607/0808/09: 8808/0909/10: 101009/1010/11: 242410/1111/12: 222211/1212/13: 212112/1313/14: 121213/1414/15: 121214/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 131316/1717/18: 121217/1818/19: 121218/1919/20: 111119/2020/21: 9920/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 191923/2424/25: 212124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Champions League Qu. Galatasaray 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Europa League Galatasaray 10 1 6 2 0 734
24/25 Süper Lig Galatasaray 34 5 11 3 0 377
24/25 TFF Süper Kupa Galatasaray 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 5 0 4 1 0 0
23/24 Champions League Galatasaray 5 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Champions League Qu. Galatasaray 6 2 0 1 0 179
23/24 Europa League Galatasaray 2 1 0 0 0 152
23/24 Süper Lig Galatasaray 36 9 19 3 0 276
23/24 TFF Süper Kupa Galatasaray 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Süper Lig Galatasaray 30 6 3 7 0 344
22/23 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 3 1 1 0 0 193
21/22 Europa League SSC Napoli 6 1 0 0 0 233
21/22 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 1 1 0 0 0 120
21/22 Serie A SSC Napoli 30 11 2 2 0 126
20/21 Europa League SSC Napoli 7 1 1 1 0 396
20/21 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie A SSC Napoli 29 9 8 2 0 163
20/21 Supercoppa Italiana SSC Napoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Champions League SSC Napoli 8 6 2 0 0 98
19/20 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 3 1 0 0 0 214
19/20 Serie A SSC Napoli 31 9 9 5 0 188
18/19 Champions League SSC Napoli 6 3 0 1 0 125
18/19 Europa League SSC Napoli 5 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Serie A SSC Napoli 35 16 10 1 0 141
17/18 Champions League SSC Napoli 6 2 4 3 0 240
17/18 Champions League Qu. SSC Napoli 2 1 1 0 0 165
17/18 Europa League SSC Napoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 2 1 1 0 0 66
17/18 Serie A SSC Napoli 38 18 6 4 0 167
16/17 Champions League SSC Napoli 8 5 4 1 0 114
16/17 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 3 1 0 0 0 84
16/17 Serie A SSC Napoli 35 28 9 6 0 91
15/16 Europa League SSC Napoli 5 5 2 0 0 83
15/16 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 2 1 0 0 0 178
15/16 Serie A SSC Napoli 33 5 5 7 0 217
14/15 Champions League Qu. SSC Napoli 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League SSC Napoli 13 4 3 2 0 234
14/15 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Serie A SSC Napoli 31 6 9 4 1 280
14/15 Supercoppa Italiana SSC Napoli 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Champions League SSC Napoli 6 0 2 1 0 0
13/14 Europa League SSC Napoli 4 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 4 2 1 0 0 82
13/14 Serie A SSC Napoli 33 11 8 4 0 174
12/13 Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven 29 16 17 2 0 146
12/13 Europa League PSV Eindhoven 5 1 2 0 0 434
12/13 Europa League Qualifying PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Johan Cruijff Schaal PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 KNVB Beker PSV Eindhoven 3 1 0 0 0 263
11/12 Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven 33 21 15 4 0 134
11/12 Europa League PSV Eindhoven 9 3 5 4 0 251
11/12 Europa League Qualifying PSV Eindhoven 2 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 KNVB Beker PSV Eindhoven 5 3 1 1 0 137
10/11 Eredivisie FC Utrecht 31 10 17 3 0 255
10/11 Europa League FC Utrecht 6 1 2 1 0 539
10/11 Europa League Qualifying FC Utrecht 6 2 3 1 0 252
10/11 KNVB Beker FC Utrecht 4 1 2 0 0 360
09/10 Eredivisie FC Utrecht 34 6 5 3 0 493
09/10 KNVB Beker FC Utrecht 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Play-Offs Conference League FC Utrecht 4 1 5 0 0 357
08/09 Jupiler League AGOVV Apeldoorn 35 13 7 5 0 235
08/09 KNVB Beker AGOVV Apeldoorn 2 1 1 0 0 180
07/08 Jupiler League AGOVV Apeldoorn 38 15 6 3 0 216
07/08 KNVB Beker AGOVV Apeldoorn 2 1 0 0 0 205
06/07 Jupiler League AGOVV Apeldoorn 35 2 0 7 0 1,417
06/07 KNVB Beker AGOVV Apeldoorn 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Anderlecht Yth. KAA Gent U17 Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 KAA Gent U17 KAA Gent U21 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 KAA Gent U21 Eendracht Aalst Loan 0
05/06 2006-06-30 Eendracht Aalst KAA Gent U21 Return from loan 0
06/07 2006-07-01 KAA Gent U21 AGOVV Loan 0
06/07 2007-06-30 AGOVV KAA Gent U21 Return from loan 0
07/08 2007-07-01 KAA Gent U21 AGOVV Transfer 0 €46k
09/10 2009-07-01 AGOVV FC Utrecht Transfer 750000 €600k
11/12 2011-07-01 FC Utrecht PSV Eindhoven Transfer 6000000 €7.00m
13/14 2013-07-01 PSV Eindhoven Napoli Transfer 13000000 €9.48m
22/23 2022-08-08 Napoli Galatasaray Transfer 4000000
25/26 2025-07-01 Galatasaray Retired Transfer 1200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Groin problems 2012-12-07 2013-01-01 26 4
13/14 Ankle sprain 2014-03-24 2014-03-28 5 1
14/15 concussion 2014-11-17 2014-11-25 9 1
14/15 Back problems 2015-04-17 2015-04-17 1 0
15/16 Contracture 2015-10-19 2015-10-26 8 2
15/16 Torn thigh muscle 2015-11-02 2015-12-04 33 6
18/19 muscular problems 2019-05-10 2019-05-13 4 1
19/20 Adductor pain 2019-12-30 2020-01-30 32 6
20/21 Ankle sprain 2020-12-16 2021-01-11 27 6
20/21 Ankle injury 2021-01-30 2021-02-23 25 7
20/21 Ankle injury 2021-05-09 2021-05-10 2 0
21/22 Shoulder injury 2021-07-05 2021-09-08 66 5
21/22 Fitness 2021-09-09 2021-09-25 17 4
22/23 Inner ligament stretch of the knee 2023-02-20 2023-03-22 31 3
Current
Peak€32.00m
Low
Δ since start−€300k
€8.00m€16.00m€24.00m€32.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #23219 #16 4 0 former national player
Team #3382 #14 109 21 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kalidou Koulibaly 2 2 0
Piotr Zieliński 2 10 0
Raúl Albiol 2 4 0
Elseid Hysaj 2 2 0
Allan 2 3 0
Jorginho 2 4 0
Fabián Ruiz 2 5 0
Fernando Muslera 2 0 0
Lucas Torreira 2 1 0
Abdülkerim Bardakcı 2 0 0
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 2 4 0
Barış Alper Yılmaz 2 7 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
16/17 Serie A SSC Napoli 28 35
11/12 Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven 21 33
17/18 Serie A SSC Napoli 18 38

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Süper Lig Galatasaray 19 36
10/11 Eredivisie FC Utrecht 17 31
12/13 Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven 17 29

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
06/07 2007-06-30 AGOVV KAA Gent U21 Return from loan
06/07 2006-07-01 KAA Gent U21 AGOVV Loan
05/06 2006-06-30 Eendracht Aalst KAA Gent U21 Return from loan
05/06 2005-07-01 KAA Gent U21 Eendracht Aalst Loan

Teams faced most often by Dries Mertens's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
AC Milan 28 13 8 7 40 31 +9 46%
ACF Fiorentina 25 13 6 6 44 31 +13 52%
AFC Ajax 25 8 5 12 39 49 -10 32%
Udinese Calcio 24 16 6 2 55 26 +29 67%
AS Roma 24 11 6 7 31 24 +7 46%
Torino FC 24 17 5 2 45 18 +27 71%
Feyenoord 23 5 8 10 33 41 -8 22%
Fortuna Sittard 22 13 7 2 55 22 +33 59%
Genoa CFC 22 13 8 1 40 18 +22 59%
FC Groningen 21 14 5 2 39 19 +20 67%
Cagliari Calcio 20 14 5 1 47 12 +35 70%
PEC Zwolle 20 13 5 2 56 25 +31 65%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal
10/11 Goal #50 (career)
13/14 Goal #100 (career)
16/17 Goal #150 (career)
18/19 Goal #200 (career)
22/23 Goal #250 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 52 1,111 7 0 0 0.57
23/24 51 607 4 0 0 0.59
22/23 33 537 7 0 0 1.17
21/22 37 479 2 0 0 0.38
20/21 38 559 3 0 0 0.48
19/20 42 500 5 0 0 0.9
18/19 47 266 2 0 0 0.68
17/18 49 638 7 0 0 0.99
16/17 46 289 7 0 0 2.18
15/16 40 478 7 1 0 1.51
14/15 51 514 7 0 1 1.4
13/14 47 256 5 0 0 1.76
12/13 39 843 2 0 0 0.21
11/12 49 522 9 0 0 1.55
10/11 47 1,406 5 0 0 0.32
09/10 39 850 3 0 0 0.32
08/09 37 415 5 0 0 1.08
07/08 40 421 3 0 0 0.64
06/07 36 1,417 7 0 0 0.44

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie A
295 apps
113 G
66 A
Eredivisie
127 apps
53 G
54 A
Jupiler League
108 apps
30 G
13 A
Süper Lig
100 apps
20 G
33 A
Europa League
73 apps
18 G
24 A
Champions League
39 apps
16 G
12 A
KNVB Beker
18 apps
7 G
4 A
Italy Cup
21 apps
7 G
2 A
Champions League Qu.
12 apps
3 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
9 apps
2 G
5 A

Frequently asked about Dries Mertens

Who is Dries Mertens?

Dries Mertens is a Belgium professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Retired.

How old is Dries Mertens?

Dries Mertens is 39 years old. He was born on May 6, 1987 in Leuven.

What position does Dries Mertens play?

Dries Mertens plays as a second striker (Attack - Second Striker).

What club does Dries Mertens play for?

Dries Mertens currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Dries Mertens scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dries Mertens has scored 271 goals in 820 appearances.