Rico Zeegers

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Rico Zeegers
Personal information
Full name Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Sittard, Netherlands [2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Wezel Sport
Youth career
2007–2009 Slekker Boys
2009–2012 PSV
2012–2013 Slekker Boys
2013–2015 Fortuna Sittard
2015–2019 PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Jong PSV 17 (0)
2021MVV (loan) 15 (0)
2021–2023 MVV 54 (0)
2023– Wezel Sport
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers (born 19 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian amateur side Wezel Sport.

Contents

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 140140
2020–21 Eerste Divisie3030
Total170170
MVV (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie15010160
MVV 2021–22 Eerste Divisie33020350
2022–23 Eerste Divisie210101 [lower-alpha 1] 0230
Total6904010740
Career total8604010910
  1. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

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References

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  2. "Rico Zeegers". PSV (in Dutch). 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. Visser, Emil (10 July 2019). "Twee jongens uit Echt kersvers voetbalprof: Op school werd de bal altijd afgepakt". Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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  10. "Roda JC wint doelpuntrijke Limburgse derby, Almere City pakt punt in extremis". NU (in Dutch). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. "Rico Zeegers tekent 2 jaar bij MVV". MVV (in Dutch). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. "Rico Zeegers onder het mes". MVV (in Dutch). 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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