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Quentin Merlin 26

Rennes Left Back Age 24 Height 174 cm Left foot France

Deployed as Left Back in 10 of last 10 starts

74% of team minutes · 2328 minutes, 25 starts in 35 team matches 77th percentile
1 + 3 goals and assists · 0.15 per 90 · 6% of team goals 69th percentile
6.85 average rating over 32 rated matches 62nd percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Dangerous crosserElite creatorFinds team-mates in space Loses possession oftenFew clearances

DNA strand · vs Ligue 1 defenders (n = 92) · 2328 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.85 62 Goals + assists /90 0.15 69 Share of team minutes 74% 77 Cards /90 0.08 78 Fouls /90 1.04 41

Defence

Defensive actions /90 5.76 16 Tackles /90 2.01 67 Tackle success 71% 89 Interceptions /90 1.47 76 Clearances /90 1.93 7 Blocked shots /90 0.35 38 Recoveries /90 4.64 71 Duel success 52% 17 Aerials won /90 0.54 11 Aerial success 88% 66 Dribbled past /90 0.97 13 Errors /90 0.15 24 Possession lost /90 18.83 0

On the ball

Passes /90 49.41 49 Pass accuracy 79% 10 Final-third passes /90 7.85 86 Accurate crosses /90 1.12 96 Long balls won /90 2.20 55

Threat

Goals /90 0.04 59 xG /90 0.05 62 Chances created /90 1.86 96 Key passes /90 1.70 96

Each rung is a percentile among Ligue 1 defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Rennes results by his involvement

25 matches · 13–6–6 · 1.8 ppg · 1.76 scored, 1.36 conceded per game · 2133 minutes

Team 1.8 ppg when he starts (25) v 1.8 when he does not (10)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.85 7.37.46.56.76.67.37.07.17.07.76.87.37.17.36.37.26.86.46.56.7
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-06 W 2–1 at Angers SCO · Ligue 1 Left Back 68 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.7
2026-08-30 W 3–2 v Le Mans · Ligue 1 Left Back 78 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-08-23 D 2–2 v Paris Saint Germain · Ligue 1 Defender sub 12 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.4
2026-05-17 L 1–3 at Olympique Marseille · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.03 1.0 7.0 6.8
2026-05-10 W 2–1 v Paris · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 1 0.04 1.0 2.0 7.2
2026-05-03 L 2–4 at Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2026-04-26 W 2–1 v Nantes · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.3
2026-04-19 W 3–0 at Strasbourg · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.06 2.0 3.0 7.1
2026-04-11 W 2–1 v Angers SCO · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.02 1.0 1.0 7.3
2026-04-04 W 4–3 at Brest · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 1 0.0 0.0 3.0 6.8
2026-03-22 D 0–0 v Metz · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.7
2026-03-15 L 1–2 v LOSC Lille · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.0
2026-03-08 W 4–0 at Nice · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1
2026-02-28 W 1–0 v Toulouse · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.07 2.0 0.0 7.0
2026-02-22 W 3–0 at Auxerre · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.02 1.0 2.0 7.3
2026-02-13 W 3–1 v Paris Saint Germain · Ligue 1 Left Back 90 0.07 2.0 0.0 6.6
2026-02-07 L 1–3 at Lens · Ligue 1 Defender sub 26 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.7
2026-01-31 L 0–4 at Monaco · Ligue 1 Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5
2026-01-24 L 0–2 v Lorient · Ligue 1 Left Midfield 90 0.1 2.0 2.0 7.4
2026-01-18 D 1–1 v Le Havre · Ligue 1 Central Midfield 73 0.04 2.0 2.0 7.3

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Rennes

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Europa League current 0 0 0 0% 0 0 – – – –
2026/2027 · Ligue 1 current 3 2 158 44% 0 0 0.0 6.52 – –
2025/2026 · Ligue 1 33 27 2530 83% 1 5 1.4 6.92 76th #170 (1) #27 (5)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 3 moves · €23m in fees

  1. 22 Jul 2025 Transfer Olympique Marseille → Rennes €13m Left Back
  2. 26 Jan 2024 Transfer Nantes → Olympique Marseille €10m Left Back
  3. 1 Jul 2021 Transfer Nantes II → Nantes Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 3 spells · 3 injuries · 22 games missed

  • injury Dead Leg at Olympique Marseille 11 Sep 2024 → 28 Oct 2024 5 missed · 47 days
  • injury Ankle Sprain at Olympique Marseille 12 Apr 2024 → 2 May 2024 3 missed · 20 days
  • injury Adductor Injury at Nantes 12 Jan 2023 → 18 Mar 2023 14 missed · 65 days

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