Dries Mertens Net Worth 2018: What is this football/soccer player worth?

Dries Mertens is a professional football/soccer player who played Forward_(association_football) for S.S.C. Napoli as number 14. Mertens was born on May 6, 1987, in Leuven, Belgium. This article examines Dries Mertens’s net worth.

Dries Mertens Career and Earnings/Salary

As a youth, Dries Mertens played for K. Stade Leuven during 1996-1998, played for R.S.C. Anderlecht during 1998-2003, and played for K.A.A. Gent during 2003-2005. Over 2005-2007, Mertens played for K.A.A. Gent earning 0 caps and scoring 0 goals. During 2005-2006, Mertens played for SC Eendracht Aalst (loan) earning 14 caps and scoring 4 goals. In 2006-2007, Mertens played for AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) earning 35 caps and scoring 2 goals. In 2007-2009, Mertens played for AGOVV Apeldoorn earning 73 caps and scoring 28 goals. From 2009-2011, Mertens played for FC Utrecht earning 69 caps and scoring 17 goals. From 2011-2013, Mertens played for PSV Eindhoven earning 168 caps and scoring 68 goals.

Dries Mertens also played nationally. During 2004, Mertens played for the Belgium national under-17 football team scoring 0 goals, with 4 caps. During 2011-, Mertens played for the Belgium national football team with 65 caps and 13 goals.

Dries Mertens Net Worth 2018

Professional soccer players can bring in plenty of money. But earnings depend on lots of different characteristics. These include the player’s area and of course, their skill set. At the top end, stars in the United Kingdom and Western Europe can receive $50 million or more. In Latin American countries, good footballers receive $1-2 million a year while in countries where football is not as popular, such as the United States and China, players receive a few hundred thousand a year. The worst paying leagues pay under $50 thousand per annum.