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Dries Mertens
Dries Mertens is a Belgian former professional footballer who played either as a attacking-midfielder or winger. He is nicknamed "Ciro".
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sports · Belgian footballer (born 1987) · association football player · also Dries Mertens, Mertens
Born 6 May 1987 · Q11954
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2026· 8 entries
sporza: "Niet te gek doen": investeerder Dries Mertens verklaart keuze voor Sporting Hasselt, die begon als "running joke"
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De Tijd: Dries Mertens investeert in voetbalclub 'De Spor'
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Voetbalbelgie: Dries Mertens investeert in Belgische club
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Het Laatste Nieuws: Hij weigert een flesje water te kopen op de luchthaven, maar investeert nu in Sporting Hasselt: hoe Dries Mertens in alle stilte ondernemer werd
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Gazet van Antwerpen: Ex-Rode Duivel Dries Mertens investeert in Sporting Hasselt, club van Rik Verheye en Sam Kerkhofs
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sporza: Dries Mertens investeert in tweedeklasser Sporting Hasselt en kondigt dat aan in geweldig filmpje: "Ben je daar weer met uw Champions League?"
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Het Laatste Nieuws: Ex-Rode Duivel Dries Mertens investeert in tweedeklasser Sporting Hasselt
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2025· 3 entries
Won: Süper Lig with Galatasaray (2024–25).
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Won: Turkish Cup with Galatasaray (2024–25).
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Won award: Honorary citizen of Naples, Italy (2025).
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2024· 2 entries
Won: Süper Lig with Galatasaray (2023–24).
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Won award: Süper Lig top assist provider (2023–24).
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2023· 2 entries
Won: Süper Lig with Galatasaray (2022–23).
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Won: Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray (2023).
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2022· 2 entries
Played for Galatasaray S.K. (2022–2025) — 100 appearances, 20 goals.
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Joined Turkish side Galatasaray, and won three consecutive Süper Lig titles
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2020· 4 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Napoli (2019-2020).
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Won award: All-time topscorer of Napoli (2020).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Napoli (2019–20).
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Mertens scored his 122nd goal for Napoli, surpassing Marek Hamšík as the club's all-time top goalscorer
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2017· 1 entry
Won award: Serie A Team of the Year (2016–17).
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2016· 2 entries
Won award: Belgian Footballer of the Year (2016).
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Was named Belgian Footballer of the Year
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2014· 6 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Napoli (2013-2014).
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Won the Italian Supercoppa Italiana with Napoli (2014).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Napoli (2014).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Napoli (2013–14).
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2018, and 2022, and the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020, helping them to a third-place finish at the 2018 tournament
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And was named in the Serie A Team of the Year during the 2016–17 season
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2013· 4 entries
Won the Johan Cruijff Schaal with PSV Eindhoven (2012-2013).
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Mertens signed for Napoli and went on to make nearly 400 appearances for the club
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On a season-long loan with the option of purchase
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Played for SSC Napoli (2013–2022) — 295 appearances, 113 goals.
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2012· 3 entries
Won the Dutch KNVB Cup with PSV Eindhoven (2011-2012).
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Won: KNVB Cup with PSV (2011–12).
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Won: Johan Cruyff Shield with PSV (2012).
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2011· 4 entries
Joined PSV Eindhoven in 2011.
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Played for Belgium men's national football team (2011–2022) — 109 appearances, 21 goals.
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Played for PSV Eindhoven (2011–2013) — 62 appearances, 37 goals.
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And made over 100 appearances for the national team
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2010· 1 entry
Won award: Di Tommaso Trophy (2010).
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2009· 2 entries
Joined FC Utrecht in 2009.
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Played for FC Utrecht (2009–2011) — 69 appearances, 17 goals.
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2006· 2 entries
Played for AGOVV Apeldoorn (2006–2009) — 108 appearances, 30 goals.
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Moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie club AGOVV Apeldoorn, where he spent three years before moving to Utrecht of the Eredivisie
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2005· 3 entries
Played for SC Eendracht Aalst (2005–2006) — 14 appearances, 4 goals.
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Joined Gent in 2005.
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Played for KAA Gent (2005–2006) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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2004· 1 entry
Played for Belgium national under-17 association football team (2004–2004) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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2003· 2 entries
With coaches finding him to be too short and physically incapable of competing at a professional level
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Joined Gent in 2003.
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1998· 1 entry
Joined Anderlecht in 1998.
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1987· 1 entry
Born 1987-05-06.
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1974· 1 entry
And the first to score seven goals across two matches since Antonio Angelillo in 1958
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