Rick van der Meer explained
| Rick van der Meer |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Katwijk |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | Excelsior Maassluis |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Feyenoord |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Utrecht |
| Caps1: | 56 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Katwijk |
| Caps2: | 136 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:59, 22 October 2024 (UTC) |
Rick van der Meer (born 14 June 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tweede Divisie club Katwijk.
Club career
Van der Meer progressed through the youth teams of Excelsior Maassluis and Feyenoord.[1] He then moved to Utrecht, making his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for the reserve team Jong Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 November 2017, keeping him at the club until 2019.[3]
In January 2019, Van der Meer joined Tweede Divisie club Katwijk on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[4] He scored on his debut for the club, the final goal of a 3–0 home victory against De Treffers on 26 January 2019.[5]
International career
He was on the roster of the Netherlands national under-17 football team for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Netherlands came as the runners-up. However, he was an unused substitute for every game in the tournament.
Honours
Katwijk
Notes and References
- News: Trigt . Jorrit van . Schiedamse Rick van der Meer na tien jaar weer even terug bij zijn oude club Excelsior M . 4 June 2023 . Algemeen Dagblad . 13 September 2019 . nl.
- Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
- News: FC Utrecht beloont Rick van der Meer met profcontract . 4 June 2023 . RTV Utrecht . 2 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127144108/https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/sport/1683991/fc-utrecht-beloont-rick-van-der-meer-met-profcontract . 27 November 2021 . nl.
- News: Toret . Robert . Katwijk speelt in op defensieve problemen en contracteert Rick van der Meer (FC Utrecht) . 4 June 2023 . . 23 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604083327/https://www.leidschdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20190123_79873015 . 4 June 2023.
- Web site: VV Katwijk – De Treffers 3:0 (Tweede Divisie 2018/2019, 19. Round) . WorldFootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 4 June 2023.
- News: Berge . Hein ten . Katwijk wordt op merkwaardige zaterdag alsnog kampioen, groot feest barst los op stampvolle Krom . 4 June 2023 . Leidsch Dagblad . 21 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629032013/https://www.leidschdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20220521_67605907 . 29 June 2022 . nl.
- News: Mentink . Tom . De zevende ster is binnen; Katwijk kampioen van de tweede divisie na thuiszege op Spakenburg . 4 June 2023 . Leidsch Dagblad . 27 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528070848/https://www.leidschdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20230527_62574466 . 28 May 2023 . nl.
