Peer Koopmeiners (born 4 May 2000) is a Dutch professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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for
Eredivisie
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club
AZ.
Club career
On 17 October 2020, Koopmeiners netted his first professional goal, in a 3–2 away defeat at the hands of
Jong Ajax
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Jong Ajax is the only reserve team to have won a title in Dutch professional foot ...
. On 2 February 2021, he scored a bullet free-kick that helped
Jong AZ
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to a 3–2 victory against fellow second-tier side
FC Eindhoven
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.
On 23 June 2021, he was promoted into the first team.
On 10 January 2023, Koopmeiners was loaned by
Excelsior
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. On 18 July 2023, he moved on a new loan to
Almere City.
Personal life
He is a younger brother of
Dutch international
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Teun Koopmeiners
Teun Koopmeiners (; born 28 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Juventus FC, Juventus and the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team.
Having represented the Netherlands at ...
.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
Career stats- Voetbal International
2000 births
Living people
Footballers from Amsterdam
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
AZ Alkmaar players
Jong AZ players
Excelsior Rotterdam players
Almere City FC players
Eerste Divisie players
Eredivisie players
21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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