Reuven Niemeijer (born 27 March 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

Club career

Niemeijer made his professional debut in the

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for

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 th ...

on 2 December 2016 in a game against N.E.C. On 1 July 2020, he moved to

SBV Excelsior Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. The club was found ...

. On 1 July 2022, Niemeijer signed with

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in Italy. On 17 August 2023, Niemeijer signed with

for one year, with an option for a second year.

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* Living people 1995 births Sportspeople from Hengelo Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Heracles Almelo players FC Emmen players Quick '20 players Excelsior Rotterdam players Brescia Calcio players RKC Waalwijk players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Serie B players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Footballers from Overijssel {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub