| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 2003 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Jong AZ | 52 | (14) |
| 2023– | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | (6) |
| 2024 | → Vitesse (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025 | |||
Mexx Meerdink (born 24 July 2003) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. [1]
From Winterswijk, Meerdink was in the youth academy at de Graafschap from 2012 until 2021 when he signed up to Jong AZ. [2]
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]
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]
On 31 January 2024, Meerdink moved on loan to Vitesse until the end of the season. [8]
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 is the son of former AZ professional footballer Martijn Meerdink. [10] [11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 14 | — | — | — | 53 | 14 | |||||
| AZ | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 [b] | 0 | — | 26 | 7 | ||
| Total | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | |||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 21 | ||
Mexx Meerdink at Soccerway