Players · Belgian Pro League · Ryan Merlen

Central Midfielder · Sint-Truidense VV

Ryan Merlen

A goal or assist every 138 minutes

Age 24 · Born 2002 Nationality:

France

Belgian Pro League Central Midfielder 188 cm Right-footed Contract until 2029

ScoutChefAI score

High potential

🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 67/100

Playing time

16/30

Output

30/30

Age

3/20

League level

8/10

Value momentum

10/10

Transfermarkt profile ↗

Who is Ryan Merlen?

Ryan Merlen is a 2002-born French central midfielder. He plays for Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truidense VV. In the last 12 months he has played 1103 minutes in 27 first-team matches, starting 10, with 3 goals and 5 assists. Transfermarkt values him at €2.5M.

Belgian Pro League: more young players → Young central midfielders → Young French players →

Last 12 months · first-team matches

27Apps

10Starts

1103Minutes

3+5Goals + assists

Started 10 of 27 · a goal involvement every 138 minutes · debuted at 20

Last 10 matches

28'sub

22 Mar

68'started

8 Aug

87'2 G

14 Aug

90'1 A

20 Aug

71'started

27 Aug

90'2 A

30 Aug

33'sub

2 Sep

90'1 G · 1 A

5 Sep

90'started

12 Sep

90'started

20 Sep

Scout notes

1 goal, 3 assists in his last 5 games
Value up more than 3x in 12 months
24-year-old Belgian Pro League player

Market value

€2.5M

+233% in 12 months

ScoutChefAI projection · 24 months

€3.4M – €4.9M

Model output, not a guarantee.

8 Oct 2026

€2.5M · Sint-Truidense VV

4 Jun 2026

€1M · Sint-Truidense VV

10 Dec 2025

€750K · Sint-Truidense VV

24 Apr 2025

€750K · RFC Lüttich

20 Dec 2024

€500K · RFC Lüttich

20 Jun 2024

€400K · RFC Lüttich

28 Dec 2023

€250K · RFC Lüttich

2 Oct 2023

€200K · RFC Lüttich

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