Dries Mertens
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60%Born
1987 (37 years old)
Birth Place
Leuven, BelgiumPosition
Second Striker
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Team Number
10
Height
169 cm
Weight
61 kg
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Agent
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Free
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Sport
SoccerTeam
Galatasaray
2nd Team
League
Turkish Super Lig
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Dries Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 6 May 1987), nicknamed "Ciro", is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray.
As a youth, Mertens played for Stade Leuven, Anderlecht and Gent, and made his debut on loan to Eendracht Aalst in the Belgian Third Division. In 2006, he moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie club AGOVV Apeldoorn, where he spent three years before a €600,000 move to Utrecht of the Eredivisie. Two years later, Mertens and teammate Kevin Strootman were transferred to PSV Eindhoven for a combined fee of €13 million, and won the KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield in 2012. In 2013, Mertens signed for Napoli for a €9.6 million fee, and went on to make nearly 400 appearances for the club. He won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in 2014, and was named in the Serie A Team of the Year during the 2016–17 season. In 2020, Mertens scored his 122nd goal for Napoli, surpassing Marek Hamšík as the club's all-time top goalscorer. In 2022, he joined Turkish side Galatasaray, and won two consecutive Süper Lig titles.
Mertens made his Belgium debut in 2011, and made over 100 appearances for the national team. He was part of the nation's squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022 and the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020, helping them to a third-place finish at the 2018 tournament. In 2016, he was named Belgian Footballer of the Year.
Season Stats
5 appearances in the current 2024-2025 Season
4 goals scored in the current 2024-2025 Season
Career Honours
Career Milestones
 Serie A Hat-Trick 2018-11-02 | Serie A Hat-Trick 2017-09-17 | Serie A Hat-Trick 2017-02-04 |  Serie A 4 Goals 2016-12-18 |
Serie A Hat-Trick 2016-12-11 | Serie A Hat-Trick 2016-04-19 |
Former Youth Teams
1998-2003 |
2003-2005 |
Former Senior Teams
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2005-2007 |
2005-2006 (Loan) |
2006-2007 (Loan) |
2007-2009 |
2009-2011 |
2011-2013 |
2011-2022 |
2013-2022 |
Former Club Staff
Contracts
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2020-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
Fanart
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| Galatasaray | Appearances | Turkish Super Lig | 2023-2024 | 36 |
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| Galatasaray | Assists | Turkish Super Lig | 2023-2024 | 19 |
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| Galatasaray | Goals | Turkish Super Lig | 2023-2024 | 9 |
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