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Quentin Merlin
Merlin with Marseille in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 26
Youth career
2008–2012 FC Goélands Samaritains
2012–2013 Nantes
2013–2015 Pornic Foot
2015–2021 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Nantes B 10 (1)
2021–2024 Nantes 68 (3)
2024–2025 Marseille 37 (1)
2025– Rennes 33 (1)
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)
2022–2025 France U21 19 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025

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 Rennes.

Early life

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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.[2][3][4]

Club career

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Nantes

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Merlin with Nantes in 2024

In January 2021, Merlin was selected by Nantes manager Raymond Domenech several times for 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]

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] On 19 February 2022, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.[11] He achieved his first title with the club by winning the Coupe de France.[12]

Marseille

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On 26 January 2024, Merlin moved to fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille, having agreed a contract until 2028.[13] The transfer fee paid to Nantes was reported as €12 million.[13] In the latter stages of the 2023–24 season, he became part of the team which reached the Europa League semi-finals.[14]

Rennes

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On 21 July 2025, Merlin signed with Ligue 1 side Rennes, signing a four-year deal.[15]

International career

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes B 2020–21 National 2 70——70
2021–22 National 2 11——11
2022–23 National 2 20——20
Total 101——101
Nantes 2020–21 Ligue 1 0010—10
2021–22 Ligue 1 28250—332
2022–23 Ligue 1 241104[a]0291
2023–24 Ligue 1 16020—180
Total 6839040810
Marseille 2023–24 Ligue 1 100—7[a]0170
2024–25 Ligue 1 27100—271
Total 3710070441
Career total 1155901101355
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Nantes

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Quentin Merlin". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "FC Nantes - RC Lens. Quentin Merlin s'invite en Coupe de France". Ouest-France (in French). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 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). Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  11. ↑ "Merlin conjures the magic for Nantes against PSG". Ligue 1. 19 February 2022.
  12. 1 2 "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. 1 2 "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.
  14. ↑ "Atalanta 3-0 Marseille (agg: 4-1): Italian side reach first European final". UEFA. 9 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Quentin Merlin, nouvel atout Rouge et Noir" [Quentin Merlin, the new Red and Black asset] (in French). Stade Rennais FC. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "2025 Under-21 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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