Jenthe Mertens

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Jenthe Mertens
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Genk, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back [1]
Team information
Current team
Vaduz
Number 2
Youth career
Cobox 76 [2]
2006–2009 Genk
2009–2014 MVV Maastricht
2014–2017 OH Leuven
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 OH Leuven 16 (0)
2019–2020 Go Ahead Eagles 24 (2)
2020–2024 Beveren 51 (2)
2023Real Monarchs (loan) 5 (0)
2024– Vaduz 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025

Jenthe Mertens (born 18 October 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz.

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Career

Mertens made his professional debut for OH Leuven on 5 August 2017 in the home match against Lierse.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 2 September 2019, it was confirmed that Mertens had joined Go Ahead Eagles on a contract until the summer 2020 with an option for one further year. [3]

Vaduz

On 10 May 2024, Mertens signed a two-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz in Liechtenstein. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Jenthe Mertens at WorldFootball.net
  2. Genkenaar Jenthe Mertens (17) debuteert bij OHL, nieuwsblad.be, 8 August 2017
  3. JENTHE MERTENS: ‘HELE FLANK VOOR MIJN REKENING’, ga-eagles.nl, 2 September 2019
  4. "FCV-Kaderplanung schreitet voran" [FCV squad planning progresses] (in German). FC Vaduz. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.