Lennart Mertens

Mertens's current-season form is level with last season (Season 47→47), while his Rating held around 16. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	SK Beveren · 11th	3	0	0	6.43	16	47
2025/26	SK Beveren · 1st	29	13	3	6.96	16	47
2024/25	SK Beveren · 4th	20	4	0	7.02	21	17
2024/25	Deinze	10	2	0	7.02	—	—
2023/24	Deinze · 3rd	31	11	1	7.21	28	38
2022/23	Deinze	10	3	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

L. Mertens is a 34-year-old centre-forward at SK Beveren, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 3 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 47. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (65.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.77 goal contributions per 90 (0.62 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mertens.

On the season, Mertens graded 47 for current form (age-blind), on 13 goals and 3 assists in 29 appearances (0.768 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 47 → 47). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 34 Mertens is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Mertens is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

16.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

46.8

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

65.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.77

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · SK Beveren finished 1st of 17 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.45

Goals / app

13 goals in 29 appearances (0.45 per game) — double figures playing for a title-challenging side (1st of 17). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 16 goal contributions (0.55 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 65.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.77 goal contributions per 90 (0.62 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 16.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.77 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %65.1%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.624

Assists / 900.144

Goal contribution / 900.768

Defensive actions / 900.624

Player flow

Goal involvements16

Cards / 900.288

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 34, Mertens sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mertens's projected Rating — 16.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals13

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

WWaasland-beverenNov 2024 – nowFree

DDeinzeuntil Nov 2024

About L. Mertens

Lennart Mertens is a 34-year-old centre-forward who plays for SK Beveren, born on August 14, 1992. He is from Belgium. SK Beveren currently sit 11th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, L. Mertens has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 240 minutes, averaging a 6.43 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Zulte Waregem (63 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Anderlecht (87 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Antwerp (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)

L. Mertens's next match is on August 28, 2026, when SK Beveren face Genk away in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Mertens at 16.2 with a Season form score of 46.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Division 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, L. Mertens has totalled 279 club appearances with 118 goals and 4 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 31 appearances for Deinze.

L. Mertens's career has also included time at WWaasland-beveren and DDeinze.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.