Marcel Meeuwis
Marcel Meeuwis (born 31 October 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Meeuwis in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel Meeuwis | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1980 | ||
| 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) |
| 2002–2003 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | VVV-Venlo | 60 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | Roda JC | 97 | (11) |
| 2009–2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 20 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | VVV-Venlo | 41 | (0) |
| 2013 | Melbourne Heart | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 301 | (21) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
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
| 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
- "Borussia verpflichtet Marcel Meeuwis von Roda JC Kerkrad" (in German). borussia.de. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009.
- "Meeuwis kiest voor tijdelijke verhuizing naar Australië" (in Dutch). vi.nl. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.