Rico Zeegers
Dutch footballer (born 2000)
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Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers (born 19 January 2000) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right-back for Vierde Divisie club EVV.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sittard, Netherlands[2] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EVV | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Slekker Boys | ||
| 2009–2012 | PSV | ||
| 2012–2013 | Slekker Boys | ||
| 2013–2015 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 2015–2019 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Jong PSV | 17 | (0) |
| 2021 | → MVV (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | MVV | 54 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Wezel Sport | 32 | (2) |
| 2024– | EVV | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:57, 9 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early years
Zeegers played youth football for Slekker Boys, Fortuna Sittard and PSV, eventually signing his first professional contract with the latter in 2019; a two-year deal.[3][4]
He made his senior debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 16 August 2019, starting at centre-back in a 3–2 away loss to Almere City.[5][6]
MVV
He joined MVV on a six-month loan on 12 January 2021.[7] He made his debut for the club on 15 January 2021, starting at right-back in a 3–0 away loss to Go Ahead Eagles.[8] He provided his first assist on 12 April, a cutback pass to Jérôme Déom who slotted home for the 1–0 lead in an eventual 4–2 home loss to rivals Roda JC Kerkrade.[9][10]
On 4 June 2021, the deal was made permanent and Zeegers signed a two-year contract with MVV.[11] He suffered a foot injury during practice in November 2022, which required surgery. The injury ruled him out for several months.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| MVV (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| MVV | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
