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Midfielder·4 apps·277 minsRyan Merlen has already made a striking impact in the 2026/27 Jupiler Pro League season, scoring two goals in just 155 minutes of play. His goals per 90 minutes rate of 1.16 far exceeds the midfielder baseline of 0.14, underscoring his exceptional finishing ability. Merlen also demonstrates a high shot efficiency, with five shots and four on target, giving a conversion rate of 40 percent and a shots per 90 rate of 2.9 compared to the baseline 0.97. In addition to his goal threat, he contributes creatively, recording four key passes for a key passes per 90 rate of 2.32 versus the baseline 1.33. Although his defensive stats are currently nil, Merlen’s offensive output already positions him well above the typical midfielder profile for this season so far.
R. Merlen has played 277 minutes across 4 appearances in Jupiler Pro League, scoring 0.65 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 40% of 5 shots and averaging 7.20 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Merlen | M | 4 | 277 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 40% | 7 | 76% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| S. Baždar | F | 2 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 67% | 2 | 64% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.72 | – |
| I. Sebaoui | M | 4 | 360 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 7% | 8 | 74% | 7 | 47% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42% | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | – |
| N. Ishiwatari | M | 4 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20% | 2 | 90% | 2 | 50% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54% | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | – |
| Ryotaro Araki | M | 2 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 83% | 1 | 100% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | – |
| K. Matsuzawa | F | 3 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 80% | 2 | 100% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.16 | – |
| A. Sissako | M | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 89% | 6 | 60% | 13 | 4 | 1 | 47% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | – |
| L. Kokubo | G | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 77% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6.93 | – |
| V. Musliu | D | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 90% | 0 | – | 6 | 11 | 2 | 76% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | – |
| R. Vanwesemael | D | 4 | 342 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 10 | 81% | 4 | 67% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | – |
| T. Hata | D | 4 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 74% | 1 | 50% | 7 | 1 | 1 | 73% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| J. Pupe | D | 3 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 82% | 3 | 43% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | – |
| Arbnor Muja | M | 2 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 72% | 3 | 50% | 5 | 2 | 0 | 54% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | – |
| Oumar Diouf | F | 4 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 58% | 1 | 33% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.31 | – |
| Wolke Janssens | D | 2 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 86% | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 0 | 73% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.41 | – |
| S. Taniguchi | D | 2 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 72% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | – |
| S. Shinkawa | M | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | – |
| Loïc Mbe Soh | D | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 91% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 4 | 2 | 67% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | – |
| Frederic Soelle Soelle | F | 2 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 71% | 2 | 100% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | St. Truiden | Jupiler Pro League | 4 | 277 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 40% | 7 | 76% | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 |
| 2025/26 | St. Truiden | Jupiler Pro League | 33 | 965 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 18% | 19 | 80% | 9 | 7 | 5 | 41% | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6.79 |
| 2024/25 | Liège | Challenger Pro League | 26 | 2164 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 17% | 43 | 70% | 18 | 43 | 35 | 49% | 18 | 7 | 0 | 7.31 |
| 2023/24 | Liège | Challenger Pro League | 23 | 1606 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 9% | 26 | 76% | 11 | 40 | 15 | 52% | 27 | 4 | 1 | 6.94 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep | v Union St. Gilloise | L | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.81 | – |
| 30 Aug | a Antwerp | W | 89 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | – |
| 14 Aug | a Cercle Brugge | D | 87 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.60 | – |
| 08 Aug | v Lommel United | D | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 24 May | v KV Mechelen | W | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.70 | – |
| 21 May | a Anderlecht | L | 72 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 16 May | v Gent | D | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 09 May | a Club Brugge KV | L | 63 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.30 | – |
| 02 May | v Union St. Gilloise | W | 79 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 26 Apr | a KV Mechelen | W | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8.30 | – |
| 23 Apr | v Anderlecht | W | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.60 | – |
| 11 Apr | v Club Brugge KV | L | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 04 Apr | a Union St. Gilloise | L | 11 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 22 Mar | v Union St. Gilloise | L | 28 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 15 Mar | a Genk | L | 13 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
