Rick Meissen
Dutch footballer (born 2002)
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Rick Meissen (born 24 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Excelsior.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Excelsior | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | AVV Zeeburgia | ||
| 2016–2020 | FC Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Utrecht | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Jong Utrecht | 58 | (0) |
| 2023 | Jong Sparta | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sparta Rotterdam | 45 | (0) |
| 2025– | Excelsior | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2025 | |||
Career
Meissen moved from AVV Zeeburgia to FC Utrecht in the summer of 2016. On 25 February 2020 he signed his first professional contract with Utrecht signing until the summer of 2023, with the option of an extra year.[1] He made his Eerste Divisie debut on 19 March 2021 against Helmond Sport.[2] Meissen made his Eredivisie debut on 13 March 2022 at home against PSV Eindhoven in a 1-0 defeat.[3][4]
On 30 January 2023, Meissen signed for Sparta Rotterdam on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[5]
On 4 August 2025, Meissen moved to Excelsior on a two-year contract.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 0 | — | — | — | 58 | 0 | |||||
| Utrecht | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jong Sparta Rotterdam | 2023–24 | Tweede Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 107 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Eredivisie European Play-offs
