Domestic-league season · St. Truiden.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 965 | 6.79 |
Following his move to St. Truiden, Merlen's current-season form is down 63% on last season (Season 41→15), while his Rating climbed 47→53. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 41).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | St. Truiden · 3rd | 33 | 3 | 2 | 6.79 | 53 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Liège · 9th | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7.31 | 47 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | Liège · 7th | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6.93 | 48 | 32 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Merlen is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at St. Truiden, rated 52.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 126th of 292 in the Jupiler Pro League. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merlen.
Judged on this season alone, Merlen graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 3 goals, 2 assists and 1.306 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 15). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, 28th of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 24 Merlen is in his prime years, and a market index of 46.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
1.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 52.8, Merlen carries the 28th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League of 58. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~47), then tapers with age. At 24, Merlen sits on 46.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Merlen's projected Rating — 52.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
