# Dries Mertens

Dries Mertens is a Belgian footballer, born on 6 May 1987 in Leuven, Belgium. Mertens played as an attacking-midfielder for Napoli and Galatasaray. Mertens scored 295 goals in 940 games for club and country and won 10 trophies, including 3 league titles.

## Mertens's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 831 | 274 |
| Belgium | 109 | 21 |
| Total | 940 | 295 |

Goals per game: 0.31.

## Mertens's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 10
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 7
- Individual awards: 6

### PSV

- KNVB Cup: 1 (2011–12)
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 1 (2012)

### Napoli

- Coppa Italia: 2 (2013–14, 2019–20)
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1 (2014)

### Galatasaray

- Süper Lig: 3 (2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25)
- Turkish Cup: 1 (2024–25)
- Turkish Super Cup: 1 (2023)

### Individual

- Di Tommaso Trophy: 1 (2010)
- Belgian Footballer of the Year: 1 (2016)
- Serie A Team of the Year: 1 (2016–17)
- All-time topscorer of Napoli: 1 (2020)
- Süper Lig top assist provider: 1 (2023–24)
- Honorary citizen of Naples, Italy: 1 (2025)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2005–2007: Gent, 0 games, 0 goals
2. 2005–2006: Eendracht Aalst (loan), 14 games, 4 goals
3. 2006–2007: AGOVV (loan), 35 games, 2 goals
4. 2007–2009: AGOVV, 73 games, 28 goals
5. 2009–2011: Utrecht, 69 games, 17 goals
6. 2011–2013: PSV Eindhoven, 62 games, 37 goals
7. 2013–2022: Napoli, 295 games, 113 goals
8. 2022–2025: Galatasaray, 100 games, 20 goals

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