Galatasaray's experienced player Dries Mertens marked the end of his career with the yellow-red team in the 38th and final week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, playing his last match in the RAMS Başakşehir game.
Having spent many years playing for Italy's Napoli, Dries Mertens transferred to Galatasaray at the start of the 2022-2023 season. Alongside star players like Juan Mata, Mauro Icardi, and Lucas Torreira, Mertens joined the team and made a significant contribution to the championship victory in his first season.
The experienced footballer played a key role in Galatasaray's championships in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons.
100 Matches in the League
Dries Mertens bid farewell to his Galatasaray career with his 100th Süper Lig match.
The Belgian footballer scored 20 goals in these 100 matches of his Süper Lig career.
136 Official Matches, 25 Goals
Dries Mertens scored 25 goals in 136 official matches during his time at Galatasaray.
In the Süper Lig, he scored 20 goals in 100 matches, and in the Turkish Cup, he scored once in 9 matches.
In the 13 UEFA Champions League and qualifying matches, Mertens scored 2 goals, and in the 12 UEFA Europa League and qualifying matches, he scored 2 more goals.
Mertens didn’t score in the 2 TFF Super Cup matches he played.
5 Trophies with Galatasaray
During his 3 seasons at Galatasaray, the Belgian player won a total of 5 trophies.
Mertens won 3 Süper Lig titles with the yellow-red team and also claimed one Turkish Cup and one TFF Super Cup.
Napoli’s All-Time Top Scorer
Dries Mertens is Napoli's all-time top scorer. Having played for the Italian team for 9 seasons, Mertens scored 148 goals in 397 matches. This remarkable performance placed him ahead of Napoli's legends, including Diego Armando Maradona, Lorenzo Insigne, and Marek Hamsik.
Over 100 Appearances for the Belgium National Team
Dries Mertens made 109 appearances for the Belgium National Football Team.
He earned his first cap for the national team on February 9, 2011, in a friendly match against Finland. In his 109 appearances for Belgium, Mertens scored 21 goals.
Although Mertens played alongside stars like Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, and Thibaut Courtois, he was unable to win a major trophy with the national team.
