Lennart Mertens

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Lennart Mertens
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-14) 14 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Beveren
Number 92
Youth career
KSV Sottegem
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2012 KSV Sottegem
2012–2013 RC Bambrugge
2013–2016 SC Dikkelvenne
2016–2022 Deinze 148 (75)
2022 Club NXT 17 (5)
2023–2024 Deinze 47 (14)
2024– Beveren 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2025

Lennart Mertens (born 14 August 1992) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for Beveren in the Challenger Pro League. [1]

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Career

In July 2016, Mertens joined Belgian First Amateur Division club Deinze on a free transfer. He made his competitive debut for the club on 27 August 2016, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Gert van Walle in a 3-1 Cup defeat to Lommel. [2] After scoring 28 goals in 24 games during the 2019-20 season, Mertens signed a new three year deal with the club. [3]

On 27 November 2024, Mertens joined S.K. Beveren, after his club Deinze went bankrupt. [4]

Honors

Deinze

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References

  1. 1 2 Lennart Mertens at Soccerway
  2. "Deinze vs. Lommel – 27 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. "TOP SCORER LENNART MERTENS WILL BE AWARDED WITH AN IMPROVED AND EXTENDED CONTRACT!". kmskdeinze.be (in Dutch). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, LENNART MERTENS!" (in Dutch). SK Beveren. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.