D. Mertens
D. Mertens (Napoli, forward) had 3 goals and 1 assist in 11 appearances in 2020/21 (676 minutes, all competitions). Shots per 90 in UEFA Europa League: 2.27. Started 7 of 11.
Key facts
As of 13 November 2021: A forward for Napoli, D. Mertens has seven appearances (396 minutes) in the UEFA Europa League 2020/21.
As of 13 November 2021: In 2020/21 D. Mertens has three goals, one assist and 11 appearances in the matches TACTIX holds.
As of 13 November 2021: D. Mertens averages 2.5 Impact a match over seven games in UEFA Europa League matches — 45th percentile among the 678 UEFA Europa League players who qualify.
D. Mertens (Napoli) averaged a TACTIX Impact of 3 per match across 11 appearances, and scored three goals and one assist in 11 appearances in 2020/21 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 13 November 2021).
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 11 appearances in 2020/21 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.
Profile
D. Mertens is a forward at Napoli, with seven appearances and 396 minutes in the UEFA Europa League 2020/21. TACTIX Impact: 2.5 per match across seven appearances in UEFA Europa League matches, the 45th percentile of 678 qualifying UEFA Europa League players. D. Mertens has started 7 of 11 appearances in 2020/21 (all competitions), averaging 61 minutes. That is 55% of the UEFA Europa League minutes available to him (396 of 720 across eight club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 0.90 shots on target per 90 at home (402 minutes) against 1.64 away (274 minutes), all competitions 2020/21. Against his career: 2.26 shots per 90 in 2020/21 (676 minutes) versus 2.50 across every season on record (6841 minutes).
By the numbers
D. Mertens recorded a shot in 8 of the last 10 appearances where it was measured (all competitions).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 0.4, 2.0, 0.4, 1.0, 4.5 — trending down, averaging 1.7 against a season figure of 3.0. Discipline: one yellow card in 11 appearances in 2020/21. For Belgium this season: three appearances, one goal in World Cup - Qualification Europe and UEFA Nations League — counted in the all-competitions totals, not in the club percentile.
Season 2020/21 · all competitions
Started 7 of 11 appearances, 4 from the bench · 61 minutes per appearance · 55% of the UEFA Europa League minutes available (396 of 720).
Against his career: 2.26 shots per 90 in 2020/21 (676 minutes) · 2.50 across every season on record (6841 minutes).
UEFA Europa League only: 7 apps · 2.5 Impact per match in 2020/21. The figures above cover all 2 competitions played that season, which is why they can differ. See the UEFA Europa League Impact leaderboard.
D. Mertens stats per 90 · UEFA Europa League 2020/21, forward
| Stat | D. Mertens | vs cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Goalsper 90 | 0.23 | — |
| Shotsper 90 | 2.27 | — |
| Shots on targetper 90 | 1.14 | — |
| Shot accuracy | 50.0% | — |
| Key passesper 90 | 3.18 | — |
| Successful dribblesper 90 | 0.68 | — |
| Fouls wonper 90 | 1.59 | — |
| Offsidesper 90 | 0.45 | — |
Per 90 minutes over 396 minutes in UEFA Europa League 2020/21. League ranks appear once the nightly cohort build has run for this season.
Last 10 appearances · all competitions
- 1+ shot8 of 10
- 2+ shots5 of 10
- 1+ shot on target6 of 10
- 1+ foul won6 of 10
- Scored2 of 10
- Assisted1 of 10
- Booked1 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2020-10-22 to 2021-11-13, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile radar · UEFA Europa League 2020/21, forward
No cohort has been computed for UEFA Europa League 2020/21 yet, so the figures below stand alone.
| Axis | D. Mertens | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 2.27on target 50.0% | — | — |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.23 | — | — |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 3.41 | — | — |
| Passingpasses p90 | 29.55accuracy 73.8% | — | — |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 0.68success 37.5% | — | — |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 2.95win rate 43.3% | — | — |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 0.91 | — | — |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 0.91 | — | — |
For Belgium · national team · 2020/21
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
International appearances are counted in the all-competitions totals above. The league percentile and the radar are club-only.
Where that sits in the UEFA Europa League
2.5 per match — 45th percentile of 678 qualifying UEFA Europa League players (5+ apps), 2020/21. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.
Career · every team, by season · all competitions
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | SoT/90 | KP/90 | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Galatasaray | 24 | 3 | 9 | 0.51 | 3.91 | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | Galatasaray | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0.92 | 2.69 | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | Galatasaray | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.72 | 1.91 | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | Belgium national team | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | Napoli | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1.44 | 2.75 | 3.8 |
| 2020/21 | Napoli | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.30 | 3.15 | 3.2 |
| 2020/21 | Belgium national team | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 2.7 |
| 2019/20 | Napoli | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1.62 | 2.06 | 5.4 |
| 2018/19 | Napoli | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1.63 | 2.72 | 3.1 |
| 2018/19 | Belgium national team | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.78 | 2.37 | 1.9 |
| 2017/18 | Napoli | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1.95 | 1.67 | 4.6 |
Game log · last 10 appearances · all competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-13 | Belgium v Estonia sub | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0.4 | Match → |
| 2021-03-24 | Belgium v Wales | 89 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Match → |
| 2021-02-25 | v Granada CF sub | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.4 | Match → |
| 2020-12-10 | v Real Sociedad | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | Match → | |
| 2020-12-03 | @ AZ Alkmaar | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.5 | Match → |
| 2020-11-26 | v HNK Rijeka sub | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | Match → |
| 2020-11-15 | Belgium v England | 83 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | 5.8 | Match → |
| 2020-11-05 | @ HNK Rijeka | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 7.1 | Match → |
| 2020-10-29 | @ Real Sociedad sub | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.2 | Match → |
| 2020-10-22 | v AZ Alkmaar | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.7 | Match → |
Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.
Home v away · per 90 · 2020/21 · all competitions: Shots 2.01 at home (402 min), 2.63 away (274 min); Shots on target 0.90 at home (402 min), 1.64 away (274 min).
Impact trend · last 10 matches
2020/21 is complete — this page is D. Mertens’s record for that season. See D. Mertens’s current season.
Frequently asked questions
- How many shots does D. Mertens average per 90?
- D. Mertens averages 2.27 shots per 90 minutes in UEFA Europa League 2020/21 (396 minutes).
- How many goals and assists did D. Mertens have in 2020/21?
- In 2020/21 D. Mertens had 3 goals and 1 assist in 11 appearances (676 minutes played).
- Did D. Mertens start regularly in 2020/21?
- D. Mertens started 7 of 11 appearances in 2020/21, averaging 61 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- What was D. Mertens’s TACTIX Impact in 2020/21?
- D. Mertens averaged a TACTIX Impact of 3 per match across 11 appearances in 2020/21 in all competitions — an open rating built from raw match actions, with every weight published.
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