Quentin MerlinLB#26

Stade Rennais·Ligue 1·Defender - Left-Back

24 years(16/05/2002)1,74mleftFranceContract until 30/06/2029

6.93Rating32 matches in 12 months

€15.00mMarket value#4 in Stade Rennais · #60 in Ligue 1

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 102.116.7

Ligue 107.117.5

Ligue 122.116.3

Ligue 128.116.9

Ligue 106.125.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.80Nov

7.50Dec

7.30Jan

6.60Feb

7.60Mar

7.00Apr

6.70May

Jun

Jul

6.50Aug

6.20Sep

Oct

Key statsLigue 1

Goals0

xG0.00

Assists0

xA0.450.27 / 90

Shots10.39 / 90

Shots on target00%

Key passes31.17 / 90

Pass accuracy83.6%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking52

Technique50

Tactical42

Defending51

Creativity63

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DL · ML

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0460%

xG0.0567%

Shots0.9284%

Shots on target0.2573%

Conversion %3.951%

Big chances missed0.0435%

Dribbles0.5779%

Fouls won1.0776%

Offsides0.1823%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.1890%

xA0.1692%

Key passes1.6794%

Big chances created0.1877%

Accurate passes37.6450%

Pass accuracy %78.413%

Final third passes11.7792%

Long balls1.9956%

Crosses1.1095%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.9973%

Interceptions1.2456%

Clearances1.9910%

Blocks0.4344%

Aerial duels won0.4610%

Duels won4.0548%

Recoveries4.7679%

Dribbled past1.0010%

Fouls0.7879%

Errors leading to goal0.0425%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 52 defenders · Ligue 1 · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 2532′

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88%

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Matthieu UdolLens · Defender - Left-Back7.04Rating1G7A30age 79%

Achraf HakimiPSG · Defender - Right-Back6.77Rating2G2A27age 78%

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Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.9

-0.9

11.9

25/26

00.0

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 1.9

Assists vs xA

+0.1

+0.5

54.5

25/26

-0.5

00.5

26/27

Assists xA · total 5 / 4.9

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable32 matches in 12 months

National teamFrance U2119 caps · 2 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€15.00mHighest: €15.00m (03/06/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Ligue 1	Stade Rennais	26/27	4	231	6.43	—	—	0	1	—

Transfers8

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
22/07/2025	25/26	Marseille	Stade Rennais	€13.00m	€15.00m
26/01/2024	23/24	FC Nantes	Marseille	€10.00m	€10.00m
01/07/2021	21/22	FC Nantes B	FC Nantes	-	€200k
01/07/2020	20/21	FC Nantes U19	FC Nantes B	-	-
01/07/2019	19/20	FC Nantes U17	FC Nantes U19	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	FC Nantes Yth.	FC Nantes U17	-	-
01/07/2015	15/16	Pornic Foot	FC Nantes Yth.	-	-
01/09/2013	13/14	FC Nantes Yth.	Pornic Foot	free transfer	-

Market value

€15.00m Current€15.00m Highest · 03/06/202501/06/2026 Last change

09.03.202101.06.2026

#84 France#45 Left-Back#60 Ligue 1#4 Stade Rennais#826 Worldwide#105 Year 2002

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
09/03/2021	18	FC Nantes B	€200k
08/10/2021	19	FC Nantes	€800k
16/12/2021	19	FC Nantes	€1.50m
23/03/2022	19	FC Nantes	€3.00m
30/05/2022	20	FC Nantes	€5.00m
19/09/2022	20	FC Nantes	€7.00m
02/11/2022	20	FC Nantes	€7.00m
27/06/2023	21	FC Nantes	€7.00m
16/10/2023	21	FC Nantes	€10.00m
18/12/2023	21	FC Nantes	€10.00m
03/06/2024	22	Olympique Marseille	€10.00m
10/12/2024	22	Olympique Marseille	€12.00m
03/06/2025	23	Olympique Marseille	€15.00m
15/12/2025	23	Stade Rennais FC	€12.00m
01/06/2026	24	Stade Rennais FC	€15.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Ligue 1	Rennes	2	152	0	0	0	0	0.45	0	2	0.99
2025	Ligue 1	Rennes	33	2534	1	1.85	1.85	5	4.49	26	47	12

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.