Dries Mertens
Belgian footballer
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| 2025 | Received honorary citizenship of Naples, Italy, in recognition of his significant contributions to Napoli football club. |
| July 3 2024 | Signed a new one-year contract with Galatasaray. |
| May 26 2024 | Helped Galatasaray win the Süper Lig championship for the 24th time with a record 102 points, achieving a 3-1 away win against Konyaspor. Finished the season as the league's top assist provider with 18 assists and scored 9 goals in 35 matches. |
| 2023 | Won the Turkish Super Cup and the Süper Lig with Galatasaray. |
| 2023 | Won the Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray and became the Süper Lig top assist provider. |
| 2023 | Won the Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray. |
| 2023 | Named top assist provider in the Süper Lig. |
| May 30 2023 | Won the Süper Lig title with Galatasaray, defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the 36th week, securing the club's 23rd league title. |
| March 17 2023 | Dropped from the Belgian national team squad for European Championship qualifying games by new coach Domenico Tedesco, due to lack of match fitness. |
| 2022 | Participated in the FIFA World Cup with the Belgian national team. |
| 2022 | Joined Turkish side Galatasaray and won two consecutive Süper Lig titles. |
| 2022 | Won the Süper Lig championship with Galatasaray. |
| August 8 2022 | Joined Turkish club Galatasaray on a free transfer. |
| November 21 2021 | Scored his 103rd Serie A goal for Napoli, becoming the club's all-time top scorer in Serie A. |
| June 17 2021 | Mertens achieved a significant milestone by playing his 100th international match for Belgium, contributing to a 2-1 victory over Denmark during the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. |
| March 21 2021 | Scored his 99th and 100th Serie A goals for Napoli in a 2-0 win against Roma. |
| 2020 | Despite fewer matches, Mertens maintains high goal-scoring efficiency with 3 goals in just 4 appearances |
| November 15 2020 | Plays in Belgium's 2-0 victory over England in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
| September 8 2020 | Plays in Belgium's 5-1 victory over Iceland in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
| June 17 2020 | Signed a two-year contract extension with Napoli and started in the Coppa Italia final against Juventus, which Napoli won on penalties. |
| June 13 2020 | Scored the equalizing goal in a 1-1 home draw against Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final, becoming Napoli's outright all-time leading goalscorer with 122 goals. |
| February 25 2020 | Scored the opening goal against Barcelona in a 1-1 UEFA Champions League draw, tying Hamšík as Napoli's all-time highest goalscorer with 121 goals. |
| 2019 | Won the Coppa Italia with Napoli for the second time. |
| 2019 | Won the Coppa Italia with Napoli. |
| October 2019 | Surpassed Maradona's tally of 115 goals for the club, becoming Napoli's second-highest scorer of all time. |
| April 28 2019 | Equaled Diego Maradona's Serie A goal tally of 81 goals for Napoli by scoring in a 2-0 away win over Frosinone. |
| April 14 2019 | Made his 200th Serie A appearance for Napoli in a 3-1 win over Chievo, providing an assist for Kalidou Koulibaly's opening goal. |
| 2018 | Mertens has his most active year with the Belgian national team, playing 16 matches |
| 2018 | Played interchangeably as a starter and substitute in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, helping Belgium secure third place by defeating England in the third-place play-off. |
| November 28 2018 | Scored his 100th goal for Napoli, netting twice in a 3-1 UEFA Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade. |
| June 18 2018 | Plays in Belgium's 3-0 victory over Panama in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Sochi, Russia |
| 2017 | Named in the Serie A Team of the Year, highlighting his excellent season performance. |
| February 4 2017 | Scored a hat-trick in a historic 7-1 win over Bologna, where Napoli scored seven away goals for the first time in club history. |
| 2016 | Named Belgian Footballer of the Year and selected for the Serie A Team of the Year. |
| 2016 | Selected for the Serie A Team of the Year. |
| 2016 | Following Gonzalo Higuaín's departure to Juventus and Arkadiusz Milik's injury, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri repositioned Dries Mertens from a left winger to a main striker or false nine role, which dramatically increased his goalscoring output. |
| 2016 | Scored his first brace (two goals) for Belgium in the Euro 2016 qualifying match, netting twice in three minutes during a 6-0 victory over Andorra. |
| 2016 | Scored one goal and provided an assist in a 3-1 win over Israel, helping Belgium secure top spot in their Euro 2016 qualifying group. |
| 2016 | Participated in the UEFA European Championship with the Belgian national team. |
| December 30 2016 | Named Belgian Footballer of the Year, beating Eden Hazard and Radja Nainggolan. |
| December 11 2016 | Netted a hat-trick in a 5-0 Serie A victory over Cagliari. |
| November 13 2016 | Scored two goals in Belgium's 8-1 home win over Estonia during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, contributing to the team's successful qualification. |
| April 19 2016 | Scored a second-half hat-trick in a convincing 6-0 victory over Bologna. |
| 2014 | Won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana with Napoli, establishing himself as a key player in Italian football. |
| December 22 2014 | Won the Supercoppa with Napoli after a penalty shoot-out victory over Juventus. |
| October 10 2014 | Scores in Belgium's 6-0 victory over Andorra in UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match |
| June 17 2014 | Mertens plays in Belgium's 2-1 victory over Algeria in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| June 7 2014 | Mertens scored a late winner in Belgium's final warm-up match, securing a 1-0 victory over Tunisia. |
| May 13 2014 | Dries Mertens was named in Marc Wilmots' 23-man squad for Belgium's 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign in Brazil. |
| May 3 2014 | Scored in stoppage time in the Coppa Italia final, helping Napoli secure a 3-1 win over Fiorentina. |
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