Personal information | |||
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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 | Vitesse | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2021 | de Graafschap | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Jong AZ | 52 | (14) |
2023– | AZ Alkmaar | 8 | (0) |
2024– | → Vitesse (loan) | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 |
Mexx Meerdink (born 24 July 2003) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Eerste Divisie club Vitesse on loan from 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]
He is the son of former AZ professional footballer Martijn Meerdink.[9][10]