PLAYER PROFILE / Second Striker
Dries Mertens.
Not recorded · Belgium
TM 56416 · Retired 01 Jul 2025Age today39
Recorded moves13
Peak recorded value€32.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Dries Mertens
- Born
- 06 May 1987
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Position
- Second Striker
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 169
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Lee ManLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2025
- GalatasarayLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2025
- SSC NapoliLast recorded move · 08 Aug 2022
- PSV EindhovenLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- FC UtrechtLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
- AGOVV Apeldoorn (- 2013)Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
- Jong KAA GentLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
- SC Eendracht Aalst (-2024)Last recorded move · 30 Jun 2006
- KAA Gent U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
- RSC Anderlecht YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2003
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | 38 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 18 Jun 2025 | 38 | Galatasaray | €1.20m |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 37 | Galatasaray | €1.50m |
| 23 Dec 2024 | 37 | Galatasaray | €1.80m |
| 04 Oct 2024 | 37 | Galatasaray | €1.80m |
| 31 May 2024 | 37 | Galatasaray | €1.80m |
| 15 Mar 2024 | 36 | Galatasaray | €1.80m |
| 21 Dec 2023 | 36 | Galatasaray | €2.00m |
| 27 Sep 2023 | 36 | Galatasaray | €2.60m |
| 08 Jun 2023 | 36 | Galatasaray | €3.00m |
| 14 Mar 2023 | 35 | Galatasaray | €3.30m |
| 27 Oct 2022 | 35 | Galatasaray | €3.40m |
| 07 Jun 2022 | 35 | SSC Napoli | €4.00m |
| 28 Dec 2021 | 34 | SSC Napoli | €5.00m |
| 14 Oct 2021 | 34 | SSC Napoli | €7.00m |
| 26 May 2021 | 34 | SSC Napoli | €9.00m |
| 23 Mar 2021 | 33 | SSC Napoli | €12.00m |
| 29 Dec 2020 | 33 | SSC Napoli | €15.00m |
| 25 Aug 2020 | 33 | SSC Napoli | €18.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 32 | SSC Napoli | €20.00m |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 32 | SSC Napoli | €25.00m |
| 06 Jun 2019 | 32 | SSC Napoli | €25.00m |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 31 | SSC Napoli | €30.00m |
| 07 Jun 2018 | 31 | SSC Napoli | €30.00m |
| 29 Dec 2017 | 30 | SSC Napoli | €32.00m |
| 08 Jun 2017 | 30 | SSC Napoli | €28.00m |
| 28 Mar 2017 | 29 | SSC Napoli | €25.00m |
| 02 Jan 2017 | 29 | SSC Napoli | €20.00m |
| 15 Jul 2016 | 29 | SSC Napoli | €16.00m |
| 01 Jun 2016 | 29 | SSC Napoli | €16.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | Galatasaray | Lee Man | Not recorded | — |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Galatasaray | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 08 Aug 2022 | SSC Napoli | Galatasaray | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2013 | PSV Eindhoven | SSC Napoli | Transfer | €9.48m |
| 01 Jul 2011 | FC Utrecht | PSV Eindhoven | Transfer | €7.00m |
| 01 Jul 2009 | AGOVV Apeldoorn (- 2013) | FC Utrecht | Transfer | €350k |
| 01 Jul 2007 | Jong KAA Gent | AGOVV Apeldoorn (- 2013) | Transfer | €46k |
| 30 Jun 2007 | AGOVV Apeldoorn (- 2013) | Jong KAA Gent | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jul 2006 | Jong KAA Gent | AGOVV Apeldoorn (- 2013) | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2006 | SC Eendracht Aalst (-2024) | Jong KAA Gent | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jul 2005 | Jong KAA Gent | SC Eendracht Aalst (-2024) | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2004 | KAA Gent U17 | Jong KAA Gent | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2003 | RSC Anderlecht Youth | KAA Gent U17 | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.