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=== FC Utrecht === |
=== FC Utrecht === |
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On 1 August 2009, Mertens made his debut in the [[Eredivisie]] and for new team Utrecht, in the 0–1 victory in the season opener against [[RKC Waalwijk]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.vi.nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijd.htm?dbid=195288&typeofpage=84140|title= RKC Waalwijk – FC Utrecht (01-08-2009) |accessdate=1 August 2009 |publisher=VI |date= 1 August 2009}}</ref> |
On 1 August 2009, Mertens made his debut in the [[Eredivisie]] and for new team Utrecht, in the 0–1 victory in the season opener against [[RKC Waalwijk]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.vi.nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijd.htm?dbid=195288&typeofpage=84140|title= RKC Waalwijk – FC Utrecht (01-08-2009) |accessdate=1 August 2009 |publisher=VI |date= 1 August 2009}}</ref> |
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On 16 August 2009, Mertens scored his first goals for FC Utrecht in the home match against [[VVV-Venlo]]. He scored a brace in the 14th and 57th minute. His second goal was a [[Direct free kick|free kick]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.vi.nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijd.htm?dbid=195309&typeofpage=84140|title= FC Utrecht – VVV-Venlo (16-08-2009) |accessdate=16 August 2009 |publisher=VI |date= 16 August 2009}}</ref> |
On 16 August 2009, Mertens scored his first goals for FC Utrecht in the home match against [[VVV-Venlo]]. He scored a brace in the 14th and 57th minute. His second goal was a [[Direct free kick|free kick]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.vi.nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijd.htm?dbid=195309&typeofpage=84140|title= FC Utrecht – VVV-Venlo (16-08-2009) |accessdate=16 August 2009 |publisher=VI |date= 16 August 2009}}</ref> In the 2010-11 season, when playing for [[FC Utrecht]], Mertens was instrumental in a 4-0 win over [[Celtic FC]] in the Europa League in Utrecht, overturning a 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Glasgow. |
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=== PSV Eindhoven === |
=== PSV Eindhoven === |
Revision as of 21:39, 5 August 2012
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dries Mertens | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PSV Eindhoven | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998-2003 | Anderlecht | ||
2003-2005 | Gent | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Gent | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Eendracht Aalst (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2006–2007 | → AGOVV (loan) | 35 | (2) |
2007–2009 | AGOVV | 73 | (28) |
2009–2011 | FC Utrecht | 65 | (16) |
2011– | PSV Eindhoven | 33 | (21) |
International career‡ | |||
2004 | Belgium U17 | 4 | (0) |
2011– | Belgium | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:06, 31 May 2012 (UTC) |
Dries Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdris ˈmɛrtə(n)s], born 6 May 1987 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant) is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven, for whom he is a prolific goalscorer, and for Belgium.
Prior to PSV, Mertens played for AA Gent, Eendracht Aalst, AGOVV Apeldoorn and FC Utrecht.
Club career
Early career
As a schoolboy Mertens was picked up by the Belgian youth academy of Anderlecht. He never reached the first team and moved to AA Gent. After playing in the youth department and the reserves of Ghent, he was promoted to the first team. He was subsequently signed on loan with third-class Eendracht Aalst, where he was awarded the fans' "Man of the Season". He later moved across the Northern border, to play for the Dutch club AGOVV Apeldoorn.
AGOVV
He became one of the most important players in the Dutch second division team[1] and became the captain at AGOVV. After the 2008–09 season, Mertens won "De Gouden Stier", an award given to the Jupiler League's greatest talent.[2] On 25 May 2009, he announced his leaving and soon after, he signed with FC Utrecht.[3]
FC Utrecht
On 1 August 2009, Mertens made his debut in the Eredivisie and for new team Utrecht, in the 0–1 victory in the season opener against RKC Waalwijk.[4] On 16 August 2009, Mertens scored his first goals for FC Utrecht in the home match against VVV-Venlo. He scored a brace in the 14th and 57th minute. His second goal was a free kick.[5] In the 2010-11 season, when playing for FC Utrecht, Mertens was instrumental in a 4-0 win over Celtic FC in the Europa League in Utrecht, overturning a 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Glasgow.
PSV Eindhoven
On 28 June 2011, it was announced that Mertens was transferred to Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven in a duo-transfer with FC Utrecht teammate Kevin Strootman for a combined total of 13 million euros. Dries Mertens scored his first hat-trick for PSV on 28 August 2011 against Excelsior. He started the season in the best form of his career. From the opening games of the season he couldn't stop scoring as PSV racked up the goals, his performances culminating in a sensational 7–1 rout of Roda JC in the Eredivisie, in which Mertens scored four goals, including a penalty.[6]
In his first season at PSV, Mertens scored 21 goals in 33 matches. In 4 KNVB Beker matches he scored 3 goals, one of which was in the final.
International career
On 1 October 2010, Mertens was called up for the Euro 2012 Qualifying Matches against Kazakhstan and Austria by new Belgian national team coach, Georges Leekens.[7] He finally made his debut in the friendly match against Finland on 9 February 2011 in Gent. Also, in a friendly before the Euros, Mertens fractured Gary Cahill's jaw, which ruled him out of the European Championships. Belgium national football team did not qualify for the Euro 2012.
Statistics
Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals |
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2005/06 | AA Gent | Eerste Klasse | 0 | 0 |
Eendracht Aalst (loan) | Derde Klasse | 14 | 4 | |
2006-07 | AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 2 |
2007-08 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 38 | 15 | |
2008-09 | 35 | 13 | ||
2009-10 | FC Utrecht | Eredivisie | 34 | 6 |
2010-11 | 31 | 10 | ||
2011-12 | PSV | 33 | 21 | |
TOTAL | 218 | 73 |
Honours
PSV Eindhoven
- KNVB Beker: 2011–12
References
- ^ "Jupiler League Player Profile". Jupiler League.
- ^ "Een Gouden Stier Voor Mertens (Dutch)". Voetbalkrant.
- ^ Official: Utrecht Sign AGOVV Forward Dries Mertens
- ^ "RKC Waalwijk – FC Utrecht (01-08-2009)". VI. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "FC Utrecht – VVV-Venlo (16-08-2009)". VI. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "PSV hengelt Utrecht-duo Mertens/Strootman binnen".
- ^ "Four debutants in Belgium selection". UEFA.com. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
External links
- Official site
- Belgium Stats at Belgian FA
- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Belgian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002 players
- AGOVV Apeldoorn players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- FC Utrecht players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Belgian expatriates in the Netherlands
- People from Leuven