D. Mertens is a midfielder for Telstar. D. Mertens is 31 years old, a national of Netherlands and 187 cm tall. In the 2025 season, D. Mertens recorded 24 appearances and 554 minutes, at an average match rating of 6.58. Before Telstar, D. Mertens played for Safa Baku, Mertens Dylan, Fakel and Botev Plovdiv. 442ball tracks every appearance and recomputes these totals from the match record, not a copied feed.
Season stats
- Apps
- 24
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Minutes
- 554
- Cards (Y/R)
- 2/0
- Rating
- 6.58
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 0 | 486 | 6.57 |
| KNVB Beker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6.67 |
Summed across every competition for the season. Ratings are minutes-weighted.
Detailed statistics
Totals by default; the Per 90 toggle above switches every figure to a rate. A per-90 is shown only above 450 minutes in the matches where that statistic was recorded, so below it the total is left in place.
Eredivisie
Rating in this competition 6.57
Minutes 486
Shooting
- Goals
- 00.00
- Shots
- 30.56
- Shots on target
- 10.19
Passing
- Assists
- 00.00
- Key passes
- 40.74
- Goals and assists
- 00.00
Possession
- Dribbles completed
- 91.67
- Dribbles attempted
- 152.78
- Fouls won
- 81.48
Defending
- Tackles
- 203.70
- Interceptions
- 30.56
- Blocks
- 40.74
- Fouls conceded
- 122.22
KNVB Beker
Rating in this competition 6.67
Minutes 68
Shooting
- Goals
- 00
Passing
- Assists
- 00
- Key passes
- 11
- Goals and assists
- 00
Possession
- Dribbles completed
- 11
- Dribbles attempted
- 11
- Fouls won
- 22
Defending
- Tackles
- 22
- Fouls conceded
- 11
Season performance
Percentile against 901 midfielders in tier-2 competitions, 2025 season, 450+ minutes.
Shooting
- Goals00.000
- Penalty goals00.000
- Shots30.4919
- Shots on target10.1615
Passing
- Assists00.000
- Key passes50.8128
- Pass accuracy80.79%80.79%38
- Accurate passes12219.8213
Possession
- Dribbles attempted162.6080
- Dribbles completed101.6288
- Duels9615.6098
- Duels won497.9698
- Duels won %51.04%51.04%59
Defending
- Blocks40.6596
- Fouls committed(fewest)132.119
- Interceptions30.4925
- Tackles223.5799
Discipline
- Fouls drawn101.6272
- Red cards(fewest)00.00100
- Yellow cards(fewest)20.3220
Some measures are better when they are lower: fouls, cards and goals conceded are marked, and their percentile is turned round so that further along the bar is better on every row. The figure beside the bar is always the actual number, never the inverted one.
Each axis is a percentile against players in the same position, season and competition tier who also cleared the minutes floor. Further from the centre is better on every axis.
Career
Senior football only. Every competition in our record is a senior one, so nothing is filtered out to make this list senior.
Clubs only. International appearances are counted in the career totals above and have no club to list here.
| Club | Spell | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Telstar | 2018 to 2025 | 43 | 2 |
 Botev Plovdiv | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
 FC OSS | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
 FC Volendam | 2017 | 11 | 1 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Telstar | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 |
| 2022 | Botev Plovdiv | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | FC OSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Telstar | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | FC Volendam | 11 | 1 | 0 |
A season holding both is two lines: the clubs played for, and the national team, counted separately. No club line includes an international appearance.
Career figures cover our record, which begins in 2010.
Recent matches
The five most recent matches, each linking to its own page. The full log carries every appearance.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | H/A | Result | Min | G | A | Cards | Rating | Accurate passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 14 March | Eredivisie |  Heerenveen | A | L3-0 | Bench | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sunday 8 March | Eredivisie |  Fortuna Sittard | A | W1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
| Wednesday 4 March | KNVB Beker |  AZ Alkmaar | A | L2-1 | Bench | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Friday 27 February | Eredivisie |  NAC Breda | H | W3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not recorded | 3 |
| Sunday 22 February | Eredivisie |  Feyenoord | A | L2-1 | Bench | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Career history
Transfer history
- TelstarSafa BakuJun 2026
- TelstarMertens DylanJun 2026
FakelTelstarAug 2025- Botev PlovdivFakelJun 2024
- Tsarsko SeloBotev PlovdivJun 2021
Koninklijke HFCTsarsko SeloAug 2020- FC OSSKoninklijke HFCJan 2020
- TelstarFC OSSAug 2019