Rihairo Meulens (born 3 June 1988) is a Curaçaoan

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who plays for

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in the lower-tier Tweede Klasse.

Career

Club

Meulens is a striker who was born in Apeldoorn and made his debut in professional football, being part of the

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squad in the 2006–07 season. He spent the 2007–08 season on loan with AGOVV. At the beginning of the 2011-12 season he was on trial at

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...

, but eventually joined the Eerste Divisie side Almere City FC on 11 July 2011. In July 2015, Meulens signed a two-year contract with

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side Zira FK. On 5 January 2016, Meulens cancelled his contract with Zira by mutual consent. After leaving Zira, Meulens went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side

Irtysh Pavlodar FC Irtysh Pavlodar ( kk, Ертіс Футбол Клубы, ''Ertis Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Pavlodar. Irtysh won the Kazakhstan Premier league in 1993 (as ''Ansat''), 1997, 19 ...

, scoring in their 3-2 victory over Dila Gori on 3 February 2016. At the beginning of July 2016, Meulens went on trial at Eerste Divisie side

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

, signing a one-year contract with the club on 2 August 2016.

International

Meulens made his international debut on 7 September 2011 in a

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match against

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. He scored his first international goal during the qualification process, in a 5–2 loss against

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2015''

International goals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meulens, Rihairo 1988 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent Curaçao men's footballers Curaçao men's international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Liga I players Azerbaijan Premier League players SBV Vitesse players AGOVV players Roda JC Kerkrade players Almere City FC players FC Dordrecht players FC Rapid București players Zira FK players FC Volendam players Footballers from Apeldoorn Curaçao expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Romania Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Men's association football midfielders VVOG players