Dave de Meij (born 3 July 2001) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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for

Blauw Geel '38 Blauw Geel '38 is a football club from Veghel, Netherlands. Blauw Geel '38 plays in the Derde Divisie, the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands. History 2023–24 playoff run In the 2023–24 season, Blauw Geel '38 finished 3rd in th ...

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Born in

Helmond Helmond (; called ''Hèllemond'' in the local dialect) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of ...

, De Meij played youth football for VV Bruheze,

FC Eindhoven Football Club Eindhoven, commonly known as FC Eindhoven, is a professional association football, football club based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football ...

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

and VV Gemert, before returning to the Eindhoven academy. He made his professional debut for the club on 13 December 2019 as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

against

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. On 12 June 2022, de Meij signed with fourth-tier

Derde Divisie The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede D ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meij, Dave de Living people 2001 births Footballers from Helmond Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Helmond Sport players FC Eindhoven players Blauw Geel '38 players Eerste Divisie players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen