Aaron Meijers (born 28 October 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. He formerly played for FC Volendam, ADO Den Haag, and Sparta Rotterdam.
.jpg) Meijers with ADO Den Haag in 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 | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2023 | Sparta | 25 | (0) |
| 2023– | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024 | |||
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]
In the summer of 2023, Meijers returned to RKC Waalwijk on a one-season deal.[3]
International career
Meijers, along with fellow ADO player Jens Toornstra was invited to train with the national team in 2012 by Louis van Gaal.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 September 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 (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| RKC Waalwijk | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 474 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 15 | ||
Honours
Club
AVV AndijkFC Volendam
RKC Waalwijk
References
External links
- Aaron Meijers at WorldFootball.net
- Aaron Meijers at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)