Martijn Meerdink (born 15 September 1976) is a Dutch former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played for

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

as a winger and was capped for the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

Club career

In January 2007, he moved from AZ to

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 ...

in a transfer worth £150,000. In July 2009, he returned to his first club,

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

, but a serious injury effectively ended his professional career. He retired from professional football in March 2010.

Honours

De Graafschap

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 ...

: 2009-2010

Az Alkmaar

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 ...

runner-up: 2005-2006 *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the N ...

runner-up: 2006-2007

Personal life

Meerdink's son

Mexx Meerdink Mexx Meerdink (born 24 July 2003) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for club AZ Alkmaar. Early life From Winterswijk, Meerdink was in the youth academy at de Graafschap from 2012 until 2021 when he signed up to Jong AZ. Career 20 ...

plays for

References

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* 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Winterswijk Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Gelderland Men's association football midfielders Netherlands men's international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players AZ Alkmaar players FC Groningen players De Graafschap players {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub