Career league goals
211
Belgium caps
109
Napoli all-time top scorer
1
PSV goals
37
Super Lig titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 85
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 75
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 15 | |
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 21 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 28 | |
| 2018 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Data sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dries_Mertens
- https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe24424/dries-mertens/
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dries Mertens ranks #498 in Football
Dries Mertens ranks #498 in Football and #1282 of 4192 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.5/100.
The verified career covers 2006–2025 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 85/100, with Peak the strongest category at 85/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career league goals 211, Belgium caps 109, Napoli all-time top scorer 1, PSV goals 37.
Nearest context: ahead Ally McCoist (80.5); behind Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (80.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dries Mertens GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak85/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 85/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours75/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 75/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Mertens comparisons
Dries Mertens — frequently asked
- Is Dries Mertens the GOAT?
- No. Dries Mertens ranks #498 in Football with 80.5/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Dries Mertens's GOAT Score?
- 80.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 85 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 75 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Dries Mertens rank all time?
- #1282 of 4192 eligible athletes across all sports and #498 in Football.
- Dries Mertens vs Ally McCoist: who ranks higher?
- Dries Mertens ranks higher at 80.5 versus Ally McCoist at 80.5, a margin of 0.0 points.