Jenthe Mertens

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Jenthe Mertens
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Genk, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Right back [1]
Team information
Current team
 Beveren
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– Beveren 51 (2)
2023 → Real Monarchs (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Jenthe Mertens (born 18 October 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Challenger Pro League side Beveren. [3]

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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. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jenthe Mertens at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Genkenaar Jenthe Mertens (17) debuteert bij OHL, nieuwsblad.be, 8 August 2017
  3. ↑ "Belgium - Jenthe Mertens - Profile with news, career statistics and history". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  4. ↑ JENTHE MERTENS: ‘HELE FLANK VOOR MIJN REKENING’, ga-eagles.nl, 2 September 2019
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