Dylan Mertens

 ( 1995 Births ) 

Dylan Mertens (born 20 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

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Youth Mertens was born in Amsterdam. He played for ASC SDW, AFC DWS and Amsterdamsche FC before joining the FC Utrecht Youth Academy in 2008. Two years later he had to leave and decided to return to AFC. His return was not for long and after one season he moved to SV Argon. In the summer of 2013 he made the move to FC Den Bosch, where he played with the A1 (Under 19).

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FC Volendam In the preparation of the 2014–15 season, Mertens joined FC Volendam on an amateur basis. Hans de Koning stelt de nieuwkomers voor groot-waterland.nl, 5 August 2014 That season, he played 15 matches in the second team in which he scored 4 times. He also made it to the match selection of the first team two times, but didn't make his debut. On 30 March 2015, he signed his first professional contract with FC Volendam, until mid 2017. target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> FC Volendam legt weer twee Zaanse talenten vast Zaans Soccer Talent, 4 May 2015

In the summer of 2015, Mertens joined the first team. On 7 August 2015, he made his debut for FC Volendam in the league match against NAC Breda (4–1 win). He replaced Rafik El Hamdi after 79 minutes. Game Report by Soccerway On 18 September 2015, he scored his first goal for FC Volendam, the opening goal in a 2–0 win against Helmond Sport. Game Report by Soccerway In February 2016, Mertens extended his contract at FC Volendam until mid 2018. FC Volendam breekt contract van Dylan Mertens open FC Volendam, 10 February 2016

In the preparation of the 2016–17 season, Mertens tore off his ACL and was unable to play for the rest of the season. Drama voor Dylan Mertens FC Volendam, 12 July 2016 On 29 April 2017, 10 months later, he made his comeback in a match of Jong FC Volendam against FC Rijnvogels.

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TOP Oss On 8 August 2019, it was announced that Mertens had signed a contract until the summer 2020 with TOP Oss. Dennis Hettinga en Dylan Mertens blijven in Oss, toposs.nl, 8 August 2019 However, after a disappointing start on the season, the club announced on 17 October 2019, that Mertens was one of three players that had left the club. Drie spelers vertrekken bij TOP Oss; Ioannidis is nieuw, toposs.nl, 17 October 2019

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Fakel Voronezh In June 2024, Mertens joined Russian Premier League side Fakel Voronezh. He left Fakel at the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, following Fakel's relegation.

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Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
FC Volendam	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	0
	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	2
	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	0
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	0
FC Volendam	2016–17	Derde Divisie	0
	2017–18	Derde Divisie	10
SC Telstar	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	2
TOP Oss	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	0
Koninklijke HFC	2019–20	Tweede Divisie	1
Tsarsko Selo	2020–21	Bulgarian First League	1
Botev Plovdiv	2021–22	Bulgarian First League	0
	2022–23	Bulgarian First League	2
	2023–24	Bulgarian First League	4
Fakel Voronezh	2024–25	Russian Premier League	0

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