Aaron Meijers
Aaron Meijers (born 28 October 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam. He formerly played for FC Volendam, RKC Waalwijk and ADO Den Haag.
.jpg.webp) Meijers with ADO Den Haag in July 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Delft, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2000 | AVV Andijk | ||
| 2000–2006 | FC Volendam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | FC Volendam | 124 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | RKC Waalwijk | 62 | (4) |
| 2012–2021 | ADO Den Haag | 237 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sparta (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sparta | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2023 | |||
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]
International career
Meijers, along with fellow ADO player Jens Toornstra was invited to train with the national team in 2012 by Louis van Gaal.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Beker | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Volendam | 2006–07 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 124 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 129 | 4 | |||
| RKC Waalwijk | 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Total | 62 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 74 | 4 | |||
| ADO Den Haag | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 237 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 250 | 7 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 445 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 15 | ||
Honours
References
- "Hoe is het met: Aaron Meijers?".
- "SPARTA NEEMT MEIJERS OVER VAN ADO" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- Toornstra en Meijers melden zich bij Nederlands elftal - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
External links
- Aaron Meijers at WorldFootball.net
- Aaron Meijers at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)