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Ryan Merlen

Ryan Merlen

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Sint-Truidense VV
Age24
CitizenshipFrance
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornMay 11, 2002
at Sint-Truidense VV 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value €750k
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
20/21
debut season
0.13
goals / match
RFC Lüttich
top club · 91 apps

Career highs

€750k
peak value · 2025
€500k
top transfer fee · 25/26
8
best season · 24/25
5 / 0
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 2002-05-11 · 5 players total

133Appearances
17Goals
10Assists
19Yellow cards
0Red cards
39Full matches (90′)
Full nameRyan Merlen
Name in home countryRyan Dylan Merlen
Date of birth2002-05-11 (24 yrs)
Place of birthLens, France
CitizenshipFrance
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubSint-Truidense VV
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentLibera Sports
Jul 2025
25/26 — Sint-Truidense VV
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: RFC Lüttich → Sint-Truiden
25/26 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2024
24/25 — RFC Lüttich
27 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — RFC Lüttich
29 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: RC Lens B → RFC Lüttich
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — RFC Lüttich
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — RC Lens B
27 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
20/21 — RC Lens B, RC Lens U19
9 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: RC Lens U19 → RC Lens B
19/20 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
3,541 min
Minutes played by club
Sint-Truidense VV 0.0%
RFC Lüttich 75.9%
RC Lens B 24.1%
RC Lens U19 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sint-Truidense VV 1 25/26 25/26 6 0 0 0
RFC Lüttich 3 22/23 24/25 91 12 8 2,688
RC Lens B 2 20/21 21/22 35 5 2 853
RC Lens U19 1 20/21 20/21 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€188K6€375K9€563K12€750K20/21 — 2 goals (RC Lens B)20/21 — 1 assists320/2121/22 — 3 goals (RC Lens B)21/22 — 1 assists421/2222/23 — 2 goals (RFC Lüttich)222/2323/24 — 2 goals (RFC Lüttich)23/24 — 4 assists623/2424/25 — 8 goals (RFC Lüttich)24/25 — 4 assists1224/2525/2623/24 — €250K24/25 — €500K25/26 — €750KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

20/21: 2220/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 8824/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

20/21: 1120/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 4424/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Jupiler Pro League Sint-Truidense VV 6 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 CPL RFC Lüttich 26 8 4 8 0 270
24/25 Croky Cup RFC Lüttich 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 CPL RFC Lüttich 28 2 4 2 0 912
23/24 Croky Cup RFC Lüttich 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 1ste Nationale RFC Lüttich 35 2 0 5 0 1,506
21/22 National 2 - Grp. B RC Lens B 27 3 1 3 0 654
20/21 National 2 - Grp. B RC Lens B 8 2 1 0 0 199
20/21 National U19 - Grp. A RC Lens U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
19/20 2019-07-01 RC Lens U19 RC Lens B Transfer 0 —
22/23 2022-07-20 RC Lens B RFC Lüttich Transfer 0 —
25/26 2025-07-01 RFC Lüttich Sint-Truiden Transfer 750000 €500k

No recorded injuries.

Current€750k
Peak€750k
Low€200k
Δ since start+€550k
€200k€338k€475k€613k€750k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #10844 — 5 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Lucas Prudhomme 2 0 906
Lucca Lucker 1 1 0
Rémy Labeau Lascary 1 1 0
Yannick Reuten 2 0 0
Benjamin Van Den Ackerveken 2 0 0
Reno Wilmots 2 0 0
Pierre-Yves Ngawa 1 1 0
Cory Sène 1 0 0
Abian Arslan 2 1 0
Antoine Lejoly 2 0 0
Jesse Mputu 2 0 0
Zakaria Atteri 1 2 0
Jonathan D'Ostilio 2 0 0
Maxime Cavelier 2 0 0
Alessio Cascio 1 0 0
Yannick Loemba 2 1 0
Mohamed Mouhli 2 0 0
Benoît Nyssen 2 0 0
Kevin Debaty 2 0 0
Benoît Bruggeman 2 1 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
24/25 CPL RFC Lüttich 8 26
21/22 National 2 - Grp. B RC Lens B 3 27
22/23 1ste Nationale RFC Lüttich 2 35

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
24/25 CPL RFC Lüttich 4 26
23/24 CPL RFC Lüttich 4 28
20/21 National 2 - Grp. B RC Lens B 1 8

Last 50 matches for Sint-Truidense VV The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-11-23 BE1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-11-09 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 Standard Liège Available
2025-11-02 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-10-26 BE1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-10-19 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-10-04 BE1 KV Mechelen 1–3 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-09-28 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 KRC Genk Available
2025-09-21 BE1 Club Brugge KV 2–0 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-09-14 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–3 KVC Westerlo Available
2025-08-29 BE1 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-08-23 BE1 SV Zulte Waregem 0–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-08-17 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 RAAL La Louviére Available
2025-08-08 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 FCV Dender EH Available
2025-08-03 BE1 Sporting Charleroi 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-07-27 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 3–1 KAA Gent Available
2025-05-10 BE1 KV Kortrijk 2–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-05-04 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 K Beerschot VA Available
2025-04-26 BE1 Cercle Brugge 3–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-04-12 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 3–1 Cercle Brugge Available
2025-04-06 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–3 KV Kortrijk Available
2025-03-29 BE1 K Beerschot VA 0–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-03-16 BE1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-03-07 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 K Beerschot VA Available
2025-03-01 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 4–2 KV Kortrijk Available
2025-02-21 BE1 KV Mechelen 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-02-15 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 Club Brugge KV Available
2025-02-08 BE1 FCV Dender EH 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-02-02 BE1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-01-24 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-01-19 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 Standard Liège Available
2025-01-11 BE1 KVC Westerlo 1–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2025-01-07 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–4 KRC Genk Available
2024-12-27 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Cercle Brugge Available
2024-12-21 BE1 Sporting Charleroi 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-12-15 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2024-12-07 BE1 KAA Gent 2–0 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-12-04 BE1 Cercle Brugge 0–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-12-01 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 KRC Genk Available
2024-11-23 BE1 Club Brugge KV 7–0 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-11-08 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KV Mechelen Available
2024-11-02 BE1 Standard Liège 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-10-26 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 KVC Westerlo Available
2024-10-20 BE1 KRC Genk 3–2 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-10-06 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 KAA Gent Available
2024-09-29 BE1 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-09-21 BE1 K Beerschot VA 0–3 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-09-15 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Available
2024-09-01 BE1 KV Kortrijk 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Available
2024-08-25 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Available
2024-08-17 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 3–3 FCV Dender EH Available

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
20/21 Senior debut season
20/21 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 6 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 27 270 8 0 0 2.67
23/24 29 912 2 1 0 0.3
22/23 35 1,506 5 1 0 0.36
21/22 27 654 3 0 0 0.41

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

CPL
54 apps
10 G
8 A
National 2 - Grp. B
35 apps
5 G
2 A
1ste Nationale
35 apps
2 G
0 A
Jupiler Pro League
6 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Ryan Merlen

Who is Ryan Merlen?

Ryan Merlen is a France professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Sint-Truidense VV.

How old is Ryan Merlen?

Ryan Merlen is 24 years old. He was born on May 11, 2002 in Lens.

What position does Ryan Merlen play?

Ryan Merlen plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Ryan Merlen play for?

Ryan Merlen currently plays for Sint-Truidense VV.

How many career goals has Ryan Merlen scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ryan Merlen has scored 17 goals in 133 appearances.

What is Ryan Merlen's market value?

Ryan Merlen's most recent reported market value is €750k.