Aaron Meijers

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Aaron Meijers
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Meijers with ADO Den Haag in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-28) 28 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Delft, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
RKC Waalwijk
Number 28
Youth career
1993–2000 AVV Andijk
2000–2006 FC Volendam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010 FC Volendam 124 (4)
2010–2012 RKC Waalwijk 62 (4)
2012–2021 ADO Den Haag 237 (7)
2020–2021Sparta (loan) 24 (0)
2021–2023 Sparta 25 (0)
2023– RKC Waalwijk 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024

Aaron Meijers (born 28 October 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. He formerly played for FC Volendam, ADO Den Haag, and Sparta Rotterdam.

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Club career

Meijers was born in Delft. Aged six he moved to Andijk, where he started playing for AVV Andijk (now Sporting Andijk). In 2000 Meijers joined FC Volendam. After four years in the first team of FC Volendam he moved to RKC Waalwijk. With both FC Volendam and RKC Waalwijk Meijers won the Eerste Divisie. In 2012 Meijers went to ADO Den Haag. [1]

For the 2020–21 season, he was loaned to Sparta Rotterdam. After returning to ADO Den Haag and beginning the 2021–22 season there, on 30 August 2021 he returned to Sparta on a permanent basis. [2]

In the summer of 2023, Meijers returned to RKC Waalwijk on a one-season deal. [3]

International career

Meijers, along with fellow ADO player Jens Toornstra was invited to train with the national team in 2012 by Louis van Gaal. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Beker Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Volendam 2006–07 Eerste Divisie 2100020230
2007–08 Eerste Divisie3620000362
2008–09 Eredivisie 3103000340
2009–10 Eerste Divisie3620000362
Total124430201294
RKC Waalwijk 2010–11 Eerste Divisie3014000341
2011–12 Eredivisie3234040403
Total6248040744
ADO Den Haag 2012–13 Eredivisie3102000330
2013–14 Eredivisie3412000361
2014–15 Eredivisie3301000340
2015–16 Eredivisie3011000311
2016–17 Eredivisie1901000200
2017–18 Eredivisie3311020361
2018–19 Eredivisie3122000332
2019–20 Eredivisie2621000272
Total2377110202507
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie24010250
Sparta Rotterdam 2021–22 Eredivisie12020140
2022–23 Eredivisie13010140
Total25030280
RKC Waalwijk 2023–24 Eredivisie200020
Career total47415300800051215

Honours

Club

AVV AndijkFC Volendam

RKC Waalwijk

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References

  1. "Hoe is het met: Aaron Meijers?".
  2. "SPARTA NEEMT MEIJERS OVER VAN ADO" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. "Aaron Meijers tot medio 2024 weer RKC'er" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. Toornstra en Meijers melden zich bij Nederlands elftal - Voetbal International (in Dutch)