Quentin Merlin

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Quentin Merlin
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2012 FC Goélands Samaritains
2012–2013 Nantes
2013–2015 Pornic Foot
2015–2021 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nantes II 7 (0)
2021– Nantes 1 (0)
National team‡
2017 France U16 3 (0)
2018 France U17 4 (1)
2019–2020 France U18 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:28, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:28, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Quentin Merlin (born 16 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nantes.[1]

Early life[]

Born in Nantes, Merlin grew up in Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, in a family with Méricourtois origins. Football-wise, he was formed in Loire Atlantique, between the towns of Nantes and Pornic.[2][3][4]

Club career[]

In January 2021, Merlin was selected by Nantes manager Raymond Domenech several times in the professional squad.[2][5][6] 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.[7]

Ironically, 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.[8] Antoine Kombouaré succeeded him in the manager position.[9]

On 19 March 2021, Merlin signed his first professional contract with Nantes.[10]

International career[]

Merlin is a youth international for France.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Quentin Merlin at Soccerway
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Quentin Merlin". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Nantes : premier groupe professionnel pour Quentin Merlin et Abdoulaye Sylla". Actufoot (in French). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. ^ Buet, Christopher (10 February 2021). "Résultat et résumé Nantes - Lens, Coupe de France, 32es de finale". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ Léger-Moëc, Aurélien (10 February 2021). "Nantes : Raymond Domenech a appris son éviction à 17h15". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Kombouaré replaces Domenech at Nantes". Ligue1. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Quentin Merlin". FC Nantes. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

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