Dylan Mertens
Height
10
Shirt
31 years
Jul 20, 1995
Right
Preferred foot
NetherlandsCountry
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
DM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches30%Shot attempts62%Goals0%
Chances created32%Aerial duels won67%Defensive contributions94%
Eredivisie 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists4
Started20
Matches475
Minutes played6.28
Rating2
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
FC Twente
Go Ahead Eagles
PEC Zwolle
TelstarMar 14
Eredivisie
SC Heerenveen
3-0
Bench
Mar 8
Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard
1-4
4’
-
Mar 4
KNVB Cup
AZ Alkmaar
2-1
Bench
Feb 27
Eredivisie
NAC Breda
3-0
1’
-
Feb 22
Eredivisie
Feyenoord
2-1
Bench
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 13%- 8Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.60xG
Shot typeLeft footSituationThrow in set pieceResultMiss
0.10xG-xGOT
Filter
Season performanceMinutes played: 475
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.55
xG on target (xGOT)
0.51
Non-penalty xG
0.55
Shots
8
Shots on target
1
Headed shots
1
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.52
Successful passes
108
Pass accuracy
79.4%
Accurate long balls
4
Long ball accuracy
36.4%
Chances created
4
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
18.2%
Possession
Successful dribbles
9
Dribble success
60.0%
Duels won
44
Duels won %
50.0%
Aerial duels won
7
Aerial duels won %
38.9%
Touches
270
Touches in opposition box
10
Dispossessed
12
Fouls won
8
Defending
Defensive contributions
36
Tackles
20
Interceptions
3
Blocked shots
4
Fouls committed
12
Recoveries
35
Possession won final 3rd
8
Dribbled past
3
Clearances
9
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded while on pitch
16
xG against while on pitch
13.69
Discipline
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches30%Shot attempts62%Goals0%
Chances created32%Aerial duels won67%Defensive contributions94%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
 FK Safa (Free transfer)Jul 2026 - now 2 0 | ||
24 0 | ||
33 0 | ||
74 6 | ||
FA Tsarsko selo 2015 Sofia (Free transfer)Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 27 2 | ||
4 1 | ||
1 0 | ||
19 2 | ||
1 0 | ||
41 3 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Botev Plovdiv
Bulgaria1
Cup(23/24)