Jeroen Veldmate (born 8 November 1988) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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Career

He came through the youth ranks of

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

, making his debut in the 2007–08 season in a 5–1 lost away match against

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, coming in as a second-half substitute for

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. After playing only seven league matches in two seasons, he signed a loan deal with

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 ...

, where his brother

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had just signed. Veldmate made his debut for Helmond Sport in a league win (4–0) against

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...

on 7 August 2009. He returned to Groningen after the loan deal, playing only seven matches that season. On 31 May 2011, he signed with

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

together with his brother, Mark, for two years. After one season in Rotterdam, Veldmate signed with

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

. Between 2015 and January 2017, Veldmate played in Denmark for

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening (), also known as Viborg FF or VFF for short, is a Danish professional association football, football club based in the Central Denmark Region, Central Jutland city of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. They compete in the Danish ...

, but his contract was terminated after a series of injuries. In the summer of 2017, Veldmate signed for one year with

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

. On 2 June 2018, Veldmate signed a two-year contract with

Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ...

. On 16 June 2021, he returned to Emmen on a one-year deal.

Honours

Individual *

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

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* 1988 births Living people Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Groningen (city) FC Groningen players Helmond Sport players Sparta Rotterdam players Heracles Almelo players Viborg FF players FC Emmen players Go Ahead Eagles players Danish Superliga players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub