Acting

Dries Mertens

Born

1987-05-06 (39)

Place of birth

Leuven, Flanders, Belgium

Known for

Acting

Credits

5 titles

IMDb profile

Dries Mertens was born on May 6, 1987, in Leuven, Belgium. Showing an early interest in football, Mertens was part of the youth academies of established Belgian clubs Anderlecht and Gent, but was released from both due to being deemed physically insufficient. This proved to be a turning point in his career, leading him to decide to play football in the Netherlands. He began his professional career in the Dutch lower leagues with AGOVV Apeldoorn, where his performances attracted attention, leading to a transfer to FC Utrecht in 2009. After two successful seasons at Utrecht, he signed for prominent Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. With PSV, the technical forward celebrated KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff …

Known for

Dries Mertens and Jan Vertonghen are behind a brand new football competition: Masters of Madness. This completely new competitive experience focuses on entertainment, visual innovations, creative game changers and innovative rules. 8 teams of 10 talented players are coached by duos from different backgrounds from the sports, media or digital world. Masters of Madness is a competition that gives football extra oxygen by playing short, fast and entertaining on a smaller field. And especially with a whole series of innovative and sometimes slightly distorted rules.

Masters of Madness

2025

7.7

No synopsis available yet.

Over De Oceaan

2020

7.5

Top chef Sergio Herman invites well-known guests from the Netherlands and Belgium to join him as he embarks on culinary adventures.

Sergio Across Borders

2022

6.7

Specialist film crews, capturing beautiful, cinematic footage from around Russia using industry leading equipment, provide the raw material for this timeless story of hope, passion, heartbreak and joy. The unparalleled vantage points enjoyed by FIFA's own crews provide exclusive access to the players and coaches - closer than ever before.