Dries Mertens

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Born
1987 (39 years old)
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Leuven, Belgium

Position
Second Striker

Status
Free Agent

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
10

Height
169 cm

Weight
132 lbs

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Stirr Associates

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Free

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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.

0 goals scored in the current 2025-2026 Season

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Trophies

Turkish Super Lig	Galatasaray	2024-2025
Turkish Super Lig	Galatasaray	2023-2024
Italian Coppa Italia	Napoli	2019-2020
Italian Supercoppa Italiana	Napoli	2014
Italian Coppa Italia	Napoli	2013-2014
Johan Cruijff Schaal	PSV Eindhoven	2012-2013
Dutch KNVB Cup	PSV Eindhoven	2011-2012

Milestones

Serie A Hat-Trick	Napoli	2018-11-02
Serie A Hat-Trick	Napoli	2017-09-17
Serie A Hat-Trick	Napoli	2017-02-04
Serie A 4 Goals	Napoli	2016-12-18
Serie A Hat-Trick	Napoli	2016-12-11
Serie A Hat-Trick	Napoli	2016-04-19

Former Youth Teams

Anderlecht	1998-2003	Youth	-	-
Gent	2003-2005	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Gent	2005-2007	Permanent	-	-
Aalst	2005-2006	Loan	-	-
AGOVV Apeldoorn	2006-2007	Loan	-	-
AGOVV Apeldoorn	2007-2009	Permanent	-	-
FC Utrecht	2009-2011	Permanent	-	-
PSV Eindhoven	2011-2013	Permanent	-	-
Belgium	2011-2022	Permanent	-	-
Napoli	2013-2022	Permanent	-	-