Quentin Merlin

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Quentin Merlin
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Merlin with Nantes in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back, left wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2012 FC Goélands Samaritains
2012–2013 Nantes
2013–2015 Pornic Foot
2015–2021 Nantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Nantes B 10 (1)
2021–2024 Nantes 68 (3)
2024– Marseille 18 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 France U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 France U17 6 (1)
2019–2020 France U18 3 (0)
2021 France U20 3 (0)
2022– France U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Quentin Merlin (born 16 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille. [2]

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Early life

Born in Nantes, Merlin grew up in Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, in a family with Méricourtois origins. Football-wise, he was formed in Brittany, between the towns of Nantes and Pornic. [3] [4] [5]

Club career

Nantes

In January 2021, Merlin was selected by Nantes manager Raymond Domenech several times in the professional squad. [3] [6] [7] He eventually made his professional debut for Nantes on 10 February 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ludovic Blas in a 4–2 Coupe de France loss to Lens. [8]

The manager who selected Merlin for the game was not on the bench as the young player entered the field, Domenech having been tested positive for COVID-19, and eventually learning he had been fired right after the Lens game. [9] Antoine Kombouaré succeeded him in the manager position. [10]

On 19 March 2021, Merlin signed his first professional contract with Nantes. [11] On 19 February 2022, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. [12] He achieved his first title with the club by winning the Coupe de France. [13]

Marseille

On 26 January 2024, Merlin moved to fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille, having agreed a contract until 2028. [14] The transfer fee paid to Nantes was reported as €12 million. [14] In the latter stages of the 2023–24 season, he became part of the team which reached the Europa League semi-finals. [15]

International career

Merlin is a youth international for France. [4] [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes B 2020–21 National 2 70———70
2021–22 National 211———11
2022–23 National 220———20
Total101———101
Nantes 2020–21 Ligue 1 0010—0010
2021–22 Ligue 128250——332
2022–23 Ligue 1241104 [a] 000291
2023–24 Ligue 116020——180
Total683904000810
Marseille 2023–24 Ligue 1100—7 [a] 0—170
2024–25 Ligue 1700000—70
Total1700070—240
Career total95490110001154
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Nantes

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References

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  2. ↑ Quentin Merlin at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "FC Nantes - RC Lens. Quentin Merlin s'invite en Coupe de France". Ouest-France (in French). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 Brochet, Guillaume (24 September 2018). "Equipe de France U17 : avec Quentin Merlin ancien du Pôle Espoirs !". Ligue de Football des Pays de la Loire (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Quentin Merlin". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Aubert, Bastien (10 February 2021). "FC Nantes : qui est Quentin Merlin, la pépite sur qui craque Raymond Domenech ?". But! Football Club (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nantes : premier groupe professionnel pour Quentin Merlin et Abdoulaye Sylla". Actufoot (in French). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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  11. ↑ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Quentin Merlin". FC Nantes. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Merlin conjures the magic for Nantes against PSG". Ligue 1. 19 February 2022.
  13. 1 2 "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Mercato : Quentin Merlin transféré officiellement de Nantes à l'OM" [Mercato: Quentin Merlin officially transferred from Nantes to OM] (in French). L'Équipe. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Atalanta 3-0 Marseille (agg: 4-1): Italian side reach first European final". UEFA. 9 May 2024.
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