Rihairo Meulens
Curaçaoan footballer
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Rihairo Meulens (born 3 June 1988) is a Curaçaoan footballer who plays for ASV Dronten in the lower-tier Tweede Klasse.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rihairo Meulens | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ASV Dronten | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Vitesse | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → AGOVV (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Dordrecht | 34 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Roda JC | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Almere City | 52 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Dordrecht | 42 | (7) |
| 2015 | Rapid București | 14 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Zira | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Volendam | 17 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | VVOG | 45 | (15) |
| 2020– | ASV Dronten | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2015 | Curaçao | 10 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Career
Club
Meulens is a striker who was born in Apeldoorn and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse Arnhem squad in the 2006–07 season. He spent the 2007–08 season on loan with AGOVV.[2]
At the beginning of the 2011-12 season he was on trial at De Graafschap, but eventually joined the Eerste Divisie side Almere City FC on 11 July 2011.
In July 2015, Meulens signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Zira FK.[3] On 5 January 2016, Meulens cancelled his contract with Zira by mutual consent.[4]
After leaving Zira, Meulens went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar, scoring in their 3-2 victory over Dila Gori on 3 February 2016.[5]
At the beginning of July 2016, Meulens went on trial at Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam,[6] signing a one-year contract with the club on 2 August 2016.[7]
International
Meulens made his international debut on 7 September 2011 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Haiti. He scored his first international goal during the qualification process, in a 5–2 loss against Antigua and Barbuda.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitesse Arnhem | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||||
| AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) | 2007–08 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 6 | - | - | 26 | 6 | ||||
| Dordrecht | 2008–09 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Roda JC | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 2 | ||
| Almere City | 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 55 | 6 | ||
| Dordrecht | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Rapid București | 2014–15 | Liga I | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 2 | ||
| Zira | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 213 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 227 | 28 | ||
International
| Curaçao | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 3 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2015[9]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 3 September 2011 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 11 November 2014 | Catherine Hall Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2014 Caribbean Cup |
| 3. | 15 November 2014 | Catherine Hall Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica |  French Guiana | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2014 Caribbean Cup |