Dries Mertens
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Dries Mertens is a Belgian soccer player born in 1987 who has competed professionally in the sport. He is notable as a representative of Belgian football talent on the international stage.
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- 1987-05-06
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Acting · Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Dries Mertens was born on May 6, 1987, in Leuven, Belgium. Showing an early interest in football, Mertens was part of the youth academies of established Belgian clubs Anderlecht and Gent, but was released from both due to being deemed physically insufficient. This proved to be a turning point in his career, leading him to decide to play football in the Netherlands. He began his professional…
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- Masters of Madness — Self - Founder2025
- Sergio Across Borders — Self2022
- Over De Oceaan — Self2020
- WK 2014: De ontbolstering van een gouden generatie bij de Rode Duivels — Self2019
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Dries Mertens ( Dutch pronunciation: [dris ˈmɛrtəns]; born 6 May 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played either as a attacking-midfielder or winger. He is nicknamed "Ciro".
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1987 births2014 FIFA World Cup players2018 FIFA World Cup players2022 FIFA World Cup players21st-century Belgian sportsmenAGOVV playersBelgian expatriate men's footballersBelgian expatriate sportspeople in ItalyBelgian expatriate sportspeople in the NetherlandsBelgian expatriate sportspeople in TurkeyBelgian men's footballersBelgium men's international footballers