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Dries Mertens

Attacking Midfielder (Centre) AM (C) - Galatasaray

Recent Matches & Performances

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About Dries Mertens

Who is Dries Mertens?

Dries Mertens is 37-years-old, born on 06 May 1987, and is a right-footed professional football player from Belgium. Born in Leuven, Dries Mertens has also played in Serie A for Napoli, in Eredivisie for PSV and in Eredivisie for Utrecht.

Dries Mertens is a player who could be described as late developer, as it took a position switch from the wing to centre-forward which would see him realise his full potential. Mertens gained his reputation at PSV Einhoven where he scored an impressive 37 goals in 62 matches, which eventually led to a transfer to Napoli. Following Gonzalo Higuain’s move to Juventus and an injury to his direct replacement, Arkadiusz Milik, Mertens was moved to the central striker role where he has excelled ever since. His exploits have made him a darling of the Partenopei supporters. He has been a member of the Belgian national team for nearly a decade and was part of the side that finished third at the 2018 World Cup.He currently plays as a Attacking Midfielder (Centre) in Süper Lig for club Galatasaray.

How good is Dries Mertens?

Based on our FC Ranking and match performance analysis he currently has a ranking of 67 out of 99 which is 'Competent-level' compared to other football players around the world.

What are Dries Mertens's last performances?

One of his best performances from last period, was the match against Žalgiris, played on 02 August 2023 in UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round). Dries Mertens received a match rating from FC of 7.5 for his performance and Galatasaray won the match with a score of 1-0. The Attacking Midfielder (Centre) scored 1 goal. Dries Mertens scored the winning goal.

Other exemplary match performances of Dries Mertens in this period were:
Galatasaray - Sparta (3-2), played on 15 February 2024 for the UEFA Europa League (Knockout Round Play-Offs). He received a match rating of 7.5 Scored 1 goal.
Olimpija - Galatasaray (0-3), played on 08 August 2023 for the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round). He received a match rating of 7 Scored 1 goal.

One of his least good performances was the match against Molde, played on 29 August 2023 in UEFA Champions League (Play-off Round). Dries Mertens received a match rating from FC of 5.6 for his performance and Galatasaray won the match with a score of 2-1.

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