Dylan Mertens

Dylan Mertens
Personal information
Full name Dylan Mertens
Date of birth (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Volendam
Youth career
SDW
DWS
AFC
FC Utrecht
AFC
SV Argon
FC Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– FC Volendam 29 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2017

Dylan Mertens (born 20 July 1995, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Volendam in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.

Club career

Youth

Mertens played for SDW, DWS and AFC 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).

FC Volendam

In the preparation of the 2014/15 season, Mertens joined FC Volendam on an amateur basis.[1] 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 March 30, 2015, he signed his first professional contract with FC Volendam, until mid 2017.[2]

In the summer of 2015, Mertens joined the first team. On August 7, 2015 he made his debut for FC Volendam in the league match against NAC Breda (1-4 win). He replaced Rafik El Hamdi after 79 minutes.[3] On September 18, 2015, he scored his first goal for FC Volendam, the opening goal in a 0-2 win against Helmond Sport.[4] In February 2016, Mertens extended his contract at FC Volendam until mid 2018.[5]

In the preparation of the 2016/17 season, Mertens tore off his front crossband and was unable to play for the rest of the season.[6] On April 29, 2017, 10 months later, he made his comeback in a match of Jong FC Volendam against FC Rijnvogels.

References

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