Quentin Merlin
 Merlin with Nantes in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back / left wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | FC Goélands Samaritains | ||
| 2012–2013 | Nantes | ||
| 2013–2015 | Pornic Foot | ||
| 2015–2021 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Nantes II | 10 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Nantes | 68 | (3) |
| 2024– | Marseille | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | France U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | France U21 | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Quentin Merlin (born 16 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille.[2]
Early life[edit]
Born in Nantes, Merlin grew up in Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, in a family with Méricourtois origins. Football-wise, he was formed in Brittany, between the towns of Nantes and Pornic.[3][4][5]
Club career[edit]
Nantes[edit]
In January 2021, Merlin was selected by Nantes manager Raymond Domenech several times in the professional squad.[3][6][7] He eventually made his professional debut for Nantes on 10 February 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ludovic Blas in a 4–2 Coupe de France loss to Lens.[8]
The manager who selected Merlin for the game was not on the bench as the young player entered the field, Domenech having been tested positive for COVID-19, and eventually learning he had been fired right after the Lens game.[9] Antoine Kombouaré succeeded him in the manager position.[10]
On 19 March 2021, Merlin signed his first professional contract with Nantes.[11]
Marseille[edit]
On 26 January 2024, Merlin moved to fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille, having agreed a contract until 2028.[12] The transfer fee paid to Nantes was reported as €12 million.[12]
International career[edit]
Merlin is a youth international for France.[4][5]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 2 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes II | 2020–21 | CFA 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Nantes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Marseille | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 86 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours[edit]
Nantes
References[edit]
- ^ "Quentin Merlin". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
- ^ Quentin Merlin at Soccerway
- ^ a b "FC Nantes - RC Lens. Quentin Merlin s'invite en Coupe de France". Ouest-France (in French). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b Brochet, Guillaume (24 September 2018). "Equipe de France U17 : avec Quentin Merlin ancien du Pôle Espoirs !". Ligue de Football des Pays de la Loire (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Quentin Merlin". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Aubert, Bastien (10 February 2021). "FC Nantes : qui est Quentin Merlin, la pépite sur qui craque Raymond Domenech ?". But! Football Club (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Nantes : premier groupe professionnel pour Quentin Merlin et Abdoulaye Sylla". Actufoot (in French). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Buet, Christopher (10 February 2021). "Résultat et résumé Nantes - Lens, Coupe de France, 32es de finale". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Léger-Moëc, Aurélien (10 February 2021). "Nantes : Raymond Domenech a appris son éviction à 17h15". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Kombouaré replaces Domenech at Nantes". Ligue1. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Quentin Merlin". FC Nantes. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Mercato : Quentin Merlin transféré officiellement de Nantes à l'OM" [Mercato: Quentin Merlin officially transferred from Nantes to OM] (in French). L'Équipe. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links[edit]
- Quentin Merlin at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Quentin Merlin at Soccerway
- Quentin Merlin – UEFA competition record (archive)
