Mexx Meerdink

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Mexx Meerdink
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Winterswijk, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
AZ
Number 35
Youth career
2012–2021 de Graafschap
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Jong AZ 54 (14)
2023– AZ Alkmaar 39 (13)
2024Vitesse (loan) 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025

Mexx Meerdink (born 24 July 2003) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. [1]

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Early life

From Winterswijk, Meerdink was in the youth academy at de Graafschap from 2012 until 2021 when he signed up to Jong AZ. [2]

Career

2021: Jong AZ debut

Meerdink made his league debut in the Eerste Divisie on 10 December 2021, appearing as a substitute in a 3–2 away defeat to ADO Den Haag. [3] Meerdink made his first start on 21 January 2022 against VVV Venlo in a youthful team that won 2–0 and in doing so earning the club their first win in four months. As well as Meerdink making a first start, Misha Engel and Lewis Schouten did as well. The oldest starting player for Jong AZ was 22-year-old Czech Richard Sedláček. [4]

2023: AZ debut

On 7 March 2023 Meerdink made his debut for AZ in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League against Lazio triggering a payment between €40,000 And €50,000 to his former club de Graafschap.[ citation needed ] On 19 March 2023, he made his Eredivisie debut against FC Twente. [5] Meerdink came off the bench to score the winning penalty in a UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final penalty shoot-out against RSC Anderlecht on 20 April 2023. [6]

On 24 April 2023, Meerdink scored twice in the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5–0 winners. [7]

2024: Vitesse

On 31 January 2024, Meerdink moved on loan to Vitesse until the end of the season. [8]

2024–25: Return to AZ

Meerdink returned to his parent club AZ ahead of the 2024–25 campaign. On 30 August 2024, Meerdink scored his first Eredivisie goal in a 3–0 win away at RKC Waalwijk. [9] He played in the final of the KNVB Cup as AZ lost to Go Ahead Eagles on penalties on 21 April 2025. The game had ended 1-1 in normal time after Go Ahead Eagles scored a 98th minute equaliser. [10]

Personal life

He is the son of former AZ professional footballer Martijn Meerdink. [11] [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 162162
2022–23 Eerste Divisie198198
2023–24 Eerste Divisie174174
2024–25 Eerste Divisie1010
Total53145314
AZ 2022–23 Eredivisie 60003 [a] 090
2023–24 Eredivisie20000020
2024–25 Eredivisie2913318 [b] 04014
2025–26 Eredivisie20005 [a] 272
Total3913311625916
Vitesse (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie701080
Career total9927411630012030
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "Mexx Meerdinl". Soccerway.
  2. "Mexx Meerdink can hurt De Graafschap with Young AZ: "They are not doing so well, are they"". Gelderlander.nl.
  3. "ADO DEN HAAG VS. AZ II 3 - 2". Soccerway.
  4. "Extremely young Young AZ surprised with a convincing victory. First win in almost four months". noordhollandsdagblad.nl.
  5. "AZ Suffer A Painful Defeat Against Twente". Football-Oranje. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. "Mexx Meerdrink follows in the footsteps of father Martijn after reaching the Conference League semi-finals with AZ". Gelderlander.nl. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. "UEFA Youth League final report: AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split". UEFA . 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. "MEXX MEERDINK (20) VERSTERKT VOORHOEDE VITESSE" [MEXX MEERDINK (20) STRENGTHENS VITESSE'S VANGUARD] (in Dutch). Vitesse. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. "AZ-aanvaller Mexx Meerdink maakt allereerste goal in de Eredivisie op dramatische avond voor RKC Waalwijk". Voetbalzone. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  10. "Go Ahead Eagles Win The KNVB Cup". Football-Oranje. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  11. "Young AZ base debutant Meerdink follows in his father's footsteps". nhnieuws.com.
  12. "These former internationals all have a son on the Dutch fields". destentor.nl.

Mexx Meerdink at Soccerway