Forward
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü · Süper Lig
Dries Mertens Market Value €1.8M & Wage Estimate — Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Updated April 18, 2026
Market Value
€1.8M
Transfermarkt
Est. Weekly Wage
€6k–23k
Estimated band
Annual Wage Band
€312k–€1.2M
Estimate
personPlayer Profile
- Born
- May 6, 1987 · Leuven
- Country of Birth
- Belgium
- Height
- 169 cm (5ft 6in)
- Preferred Foot
- Right
- Primary Position
- Second Striker
- Current Club
- Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
- International
- 109 caps · 21 goals
Percentile vs Süper Lig forwards
Where Dries Mertens sits inside the pool of 856 forwards currently registered in the Süper Lig.
| Metric | Standing |
|---|---|
| Market value rank | #71 of 856 |
| Market value percentile | 92th (higher than 92% of peers) |
| Wage rank | #356 of 856 |
| Wage percentile | 58th |
Wage Bracket (Süper Lig, age 33+)
| Reference | Figure |
|---|---|
| Süper Lig 33+ median | €650k |
| Süper Lig 33+ 25th percentile | €312k |
| Süper Lig 33+ 75th percentile | €1.2M |
| Dries Mertens vs median | 1x |
| Dries Mertens vs lower band (p25) | 2.08x |
| Dries Mertens vs upper band (p75) | 0.56x |
| Benchmark sample size | 33 players |
Market Value Trajectory
| Marker | Figure |
|---|---|
| Career peak valuation | €32M |
| Current valuation | €1.8M |
| Valuation gap | €30.2M (94% off peak) |
International Career
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Senior caps | 109 |
| International goals | 21 |
| Goals per cap | 0.19 |
| National team | Belgium |
Estimated Wage Band
| Percentile | Weekly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| 25th | €6,000 | €312,000 |
| Median | €12,500 | €650,000 |
| 75th | €22,500 | €1,170,000 |