Marcel Meeuwis (born 31 October 1980) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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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 VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

in the

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, 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 Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...

in the

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in 2006, where he signed a contract until 2012. He announced his transfer to

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

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

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club

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on a three-month contract.

Career statistics

References

1980 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders VVV-Venlo players Roda JC Kerkrade players Willem II Tilburg players Feyenoord players Footballers from Goirle Borussia Mönchengladbach players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Melbourne City FC players A-League Men players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub