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Bart Meijers
	Meijers with Petrolul Ploiești in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Bart Adrianus Johannes Meijers
Date of birth	10 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Breda, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Borac Banja Luka
Number	2
Youth career
	Unitas '30
0000–2011	RBC
2011–2015	NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2019	NAC Breda
2018–2019	→ Helmond Sport (loan)
2019–2020	Almere City
2020–2024	Petrolul Ploiești
2024–	Borac Banja Luka
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Bart Adrianus Johannes Meijers (born 10 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League BH club Borac Banja Luka.

Meijers started out as a senior at his hometown club NAC Breda in 2017, and also represented Helmond Sport and Almere City in the Netherlands before moving to Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești in 2020.

Career

Netherlands

Meijers grew up in Etten-Leur and spent his junior years in the academies of Unitas '30, RBC and NAC Breda. He made his professional debut for the latter in a 1–0 Eerste Divisie win over Volendam, on 24 February 2017.^[2] On 13 March that year, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 league defeat of Fortuna Sittard. He amassed 13 matches during his first season as a senior, as NAC obtained Eredivisie promotion via play-offs.

On 21 October 2017, Meijers recorded his top division debut by coming on as an 18th-minute substitute for Pablo Marí in a 0–2 home loss to PEC Zwolle. He made 13 appearances during the 2017–18 campaign, of which 11 as a starter. Meijers spent the next year on loan at Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport,^[2] and in August 2019 joined fellow league side Almere City as a free agent on a one-year contract.^[3]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 27 August 2020, Meijers moved abroad for the first time by signing for Romanian Liga II team Petrolul Ploiești.^[4] In the 2021–22 season, he played 18 matches to aid Petrolul in winning the second league championship and thus promoting to the Liga I.

Meijers made his debut in the Romanian top tier by starting in a 0–1 home loss to Voluntari, on 18 July 2022.^[5] He scored his first goal in the competition on 2 December that year, opening the scoring with a header in a 2–0 home win over Universitatea Cluj.^[6] He was an undisputed starter during the season, totalling 38 league matches after only missing one through a suspension.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 November 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NAC Breda
	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	9	1	0	0	—		4^[a]	0	13	1
	2017–18	Eredivisie	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		22	1	0	0	—		4	0	26	1
Helmond Sport (loan)	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	34	2	1	0	—		—		35	2
Almere City	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	9	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
Petrolul Ploiești
	2020–21	Liga II	21	1	2	0	—		—		23	1
	2021–22	Liga II	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2022–23	Liga I	38	1	3	0	—		—		41	1
	2023–24	Liga I	33	0	2	0	—		—		35	0
	Total		110	2	7	0	—		—		117	2
Borac Banja Luka	2024–25	Premier League BH	12	0	1	0	12^[b]	1	—		25	1
Career total			187	6	10	0	12	1	4	0	213	7

^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs
^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești^[7]

Liga II: 2021–22

References

^ "MEIJERS BART ADRIANUS JOHANNES" (in Romanian). Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "BART MEIJERS OP HUURBASIS NAAR HELMOND SPORT" [BART MEIJERS ON A LOAN BASIS TO HELMOND SPORT] (in Dutch). NAC Breda. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Almere City FC contracteert Bart Meijers" [Almere City FC signs Bart Meijers] (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Bart Meijers și Sory Ibrahim Diarra au semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești!" [Bart Meijers and Sory Ibrahim Diarra signed with Petrolul Ploiești!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Petrolul Ploiești - FC Voluntari 0-1. Ploieștenii pierd în primul meci de la revenirea în Liga 1" [Petrolul Ploiești - FC Voluntari 0–1. Ploieștenii lose the first match since their Liga 1 return] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "VIDEO + FOTO "Lupii" prelungirilor » Petrolul o bate pe U Cluj și revine pe loc de play-off! Clasamentul ACUM" [VIDEO + PHOTO "Wolves" in extra time » Petrolul beats U Cluj and returns to a play-off place! The table NOW]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Bart Meijers at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2022.