Mark Veldmate (born 7 September 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a

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Career

He started his career with

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 ...

, but making three

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appearances for the club. In 2005, he moved to

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 ...

, where he made 72 appearances 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 ...

, scoring 5 goals. In 2006, he signed with

BV Veendam Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 ...

, scoring 12 goals in 50 league matches in three years. In 2009, he signed 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

Jeroen Jeroen () is a Dutch male given name originating from the Greek Hieronymus, and is equivalent to the English name Jerome. In the Netherlands, there are around 52,000 people who are named Jeroen, while in Belgium there are around 11,000 people of ...

had just signed a loan deal. He signed a contract keeping him 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 ...

until 2011. 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. 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, Jeroen, for two years. As part of amateur club

VV Staphorst Voetbalvereniging Staphorst is a football club from Staphorst, Netherlands. They are currently competing in the fifth tier Vierde Divisie. History VV Staphorst was founded on 30 November 1959. In the National 2011–12 KNVB Cup Staphorst won f ...

, he announced his retirement from football in 2019.

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* 1984 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Groningen (city) FC Groningen players FC Emmen players SC Veendam players Helmond Sport players Sparta Rotterdam players MVV Maastricht players HHC Hardenberg players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players Vierde Divisie players Men's association football midfielders VV Staphorst players {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub