R. Merlen · career
Ryan Dylan Merlen
Defensive · St. Truiden · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 77 appearances, 10 goals and 8 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Liège — Season rating 43, 5 goals and 2 assists in 22 games. Form has slipped 17 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 27 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Jupiler Pro League) and kept playing — 33 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | St. Truiden | 33 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Liège | 22 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | Liège | 22 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | Liège | 35 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Lens II | 27 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Lens II | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Division 1×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiler Pro League | 33 | 965 | 3 | 2 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
33 played1 unused sub15 not in squad· 965 min, 3g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Zepperen-Brustem | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sporting Hasselt | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Thes Sport | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A KVC Westerlo | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Fortuna Sittard | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | H MVV | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Al Qadsia | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 27 | Jupiler Pro League | H Gent | 3-1 | Played | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 3 | Jupiler Pro League | A Charleroi | 1-1 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 8 | Jupiler Pro League | H Dender | 2-0 | Played | 18 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 17 | Jupiler Pro League | H RAAL La Louvière | 2-1 | Played | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 23 | Jupiler Pro League | A Zulte Waregem | 2-0 | Played | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 29 | Jupiler Pro League | A Cercle Brugge | 1-1 | Played | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 14 | Jupiler Pro League | H KVC Westerlo | 0-3 | Played | 31 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 21 | Jupiler Pro League | A Club Brugge KV | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 28 | Jupiler Pro League | H Genk | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Jupiler Pro League | A KV Mechelen | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 19 | Jupiler Pro League | H Anderlecht | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 26 | Jupiler Pro League | A Union St. Gilloise | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 30 | Cup | A Knokke | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Jupiler Pro League | H Antwerp | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 9 | Jupiler Pro League | H Standard Liege | 1-0 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 23 | Jupiler Pro League | A OH Leuven | 2-1 | Played | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 30 | Jupiler Pro League | A Gent | 2-1 | Played | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 3 | Cup | A Antwerp | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Jupiler Pro League | H Club Brugge KV | 3-2 | Played | 15 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Dec 13 | Jupiler Pro League | A Anderlecht | 1-2 | Played | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 21 | Jupiler Pro League | H KV Mechelen | 1-0 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 26 | Jupiler Pro League | A Standard Liege | 2-1 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 18 | Jupiler Pro League | H OH Leuven | 1-0 | Played | 80 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | Jupiler Pro League | A RAAL La Louvière | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | Jupiler Pro League | H Charleroi | 0-2 | Played | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 6 | Jupiler Pro League | A KVC Westerlo | 4-0 | Played | 4 | — | ||
| Feb 15 | Jupiler Pro League | H Zulte Waregem | 3-2 | Played | 8 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | Jupiler Pro League | A Dender | 4-1 | Played | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 28 | Jupiler Pro League | A Antwerp | 0-1 | Played | 18 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 8 | Jupiler Pro League | H Cercle Brugge | 2-1 | Played | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 15 | Jupiler Pro League | A Genk | 0-1 | Played | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 22 | Jupiler Pro League | H Union St. Gilloise | 1-3 | Played | 28 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 4 | Jupiler Pro League | A Union St. Gilloise | 0-1 | Played | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 11 | Jupiler Pro League | H Club Brugge KV | 1-2 | Played | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 19 | Jupiler Pro League | A Gent | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 23 | Jupiler Pro League | H Anderlecht | 2-0 | Played | 19 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Apr 26 | Jupiler Pro League | A KV Mechelen | 4-1 | Played | 45 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| May 2 | Jupiler Pro League | H Union St. Gilloise | 2-1 | Played | 79 | 7.0 | ||
| May 9 | Jupiler Pro League | A Club Brugge KV | 0-2 | Played | 63 | 5.3 | ||
| May 16 | Jupiler Pro League | H Gent | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| May 21 | Jupiler Pro League | A Anderlecht | 1-3 | Played | 72 | 6.6 | ||
| May 24 | Jupiler Pro League | H KV Mechelen | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 |