Marcel Meeuwis (born 31 October 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Marcel Meeuwis
Meeuwis in 2006
Personal information
Full name Marcel Meeuwis
Date of birth (1980-10-31) 31 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Goirle, Netherlands
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Taxandria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Willem II 6 (0)
2002–2003VVV-Venlo (loan) 24 (5)
2003–2004VVV-Venlo (loan) 34 (1)
2004–2006 VVV-Venlo 60 (4)
2006–2009 Roda JC 97 (11)
2009–2011 Borussia Mönchengladbach 20 (0)
2011Feyenoord (loan) 13 (0)
2011–2012 VVV-Venlo 41 (0)
2013 Melbourne Heart 6 (0)
Total 301 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Meeuwis played for amateur club Taxandria, and made his debut in professional football in the 2000–01 season at Willem II. During his second season for Willem II, Meeuwis only played four games. In the summer of 2002, he moved to VVV-Venlo in the Eerste Divisie, where he played a larger number of matches. Meeuwis played for VVV for a total of four seasons, growing into one of the team's key players.

Meeuwis moved to Roda JC in the Eredivisie in 2006, where he signed a contract until 2012. He announced his transfer to Borussia Mönchengladbach[1] for the up-coming season on 18 May 2009. He signed a three-year contract and joined his new club on 1 July 2009.

On 8 February 2013, it was announced he had signed with A-League club Melbourne Heart on a three-month contract.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Willem II 2000–01 Eredivisie 2 0 1 0 3 0
2001–02 4 0 1 0 5 0
Total 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
VVV-Venlo 2002–03 Eerste Divisie 24 5 2 0 26 5
2003–04 34 1 2 0 6 0 42 1
2004–05 32 3 2 0 6 0 40 3
2005–06 28 1 3 1 2 0 33 2
Total 118 10 9 1 0 0 14 0 141 11
Roda JC 2006–07 Eredivisie 33 2 3 0 2 0 38 2
2007–08 31 6 5 2 2 0 38 8
2008–09 33 3 3 0 4 0 40 3
Total 97 11 11 2 0 0 8 0 116 13
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2009–10 Bundesliga 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2010–11 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Feyenoord 2010–11 Eredivisie 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
VVV-Venlo 2011–12 Eredivisie 32 0 0 0 4 0 36 0
2012–13 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Total 41 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 46 0
Melbourne Heart 2012–13 A-League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 301 21 23 3 0 0 26 0 350 24

References

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  1. ^ "Borussia verpflichtet Marcel Meeuwis von Roda JC Kerkrad" (in German). borussia.de. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Meeuwis kiest voor tijdelijke verhuizing naar Australië" (in Dutch). vi.nl. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.