Rick van der Meer
Dutch footballer (born 1997)
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Rick van der Meer (born 14 June 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tweede Divisie club Katwijk.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Schiedam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | 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 as of 12:59, 22 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
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