Rick van der Meer

Rick van der Meer
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Katwijk
Number 6
Youth career
Excelsior Maassluis
2010–2016 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Utrecht 56 (0)
2019– Katwijk 136 (5)
International career
2014 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:59, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Rick van der Meer (born 14 June 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tweede Divisie club Katwijk.[1]

Club career

Van der Meer progressed through the youth teams of Excelsior Maassluis and Feyenoord.[2] He then moved to Utrecht, making his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for the reserve team Jong Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 November 2017, keeping him at the club until 2019.[4]

In January 2019, Van der Meer joined Tweede Divisie club Katwijk on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[5] He scored on his debut for the club, the final goal of a 3–0 home victory against De Treffers on 26 January 2019.[6]

International career

He was on the roster of the Netherlands national under-17 football team for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Netherlands came as the runners-up. However, he was an unused substitute for every game in the tournament.

Honours

Katwijk

References

  1. ^ Rick van der Meer at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Trigt, Jorrit van (13 September 2019). "Schiedamse Rick van der Meer na tien jaar weer even terug bij zijn oude club Excelsior M". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
  4. ^ "FC Utrecht beloont Rick van der Meer met profcontract". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ Toret, Robert (23 January 2019). "Katwijk speelt in op defensieve problemen en contracteert Rick van der Meer (FC Utrecht)". Leidsch Dagblad. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ^ "VV Katwijk – De Treffers 3:0 (Tweede Divisie 2018/2019, 19. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ Berge, Hein ten (21 May 2022). "Katwijk wordt op merkwaardige zaterdag alsnog kampioen, groot feest barst los op stampvolle Krom". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ Mentink, Tom (27 May 2023). "De zevende ster is binnen; Katwijk kampioen van de tweede divisie na thuiszege op Spakenburg". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.