Rihairo Meulens (born 3 June 1988) is a Curaçaoan
footballer
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who plays for
ASV Dronten
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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
Vitesse Arnhem
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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
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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
Azerbaijan Premier League
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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
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, 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
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, signing a one-year contract with the club on 2 August 2016.
International
Meulens made his international debut on 7 September 2011 in a
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying
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match against
Haiti
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. He scored his first international goal during the qualification process, in a 5–2 loss against
Antigua and Barbuda
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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