Robin van der Meer (born 21 February 1995) is a Dutch professional
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
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for
Rijnsburgse Boys in the
Tweede Divisie. He formerly played for
Go Ahead Eagles
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,
FC Utrecht
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The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...
,
Excelsior and
Helmond Sport.
Club career
Van der Meer played in the youth departments of RVC Rijswijk and
Haaglandia, after which he was included in the youth academy of
ADO Den Haag
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in 2007. He progressed through the youth teams before being promoted to the reserve team.
In May 2014, Van der Meer signed a contract with
Go Ahead Eagles
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until 2016, with an option for another season. He extended that contract in January 2015 until 2017, with another option for an extra season. Van der Meer made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, when he played a league match in the
Eerste Divisie against
FC Den Bosch
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They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. R ...
, which ended in a 4–2 win. He came onto the pitch for
Kenny Teijsse in the 82nd minute. At the end of the
2015–16 season, Go Ahead, with Van der Meer as a starter, promoted to the
Eredivisie via promotion play-offs. This resulted in interest from larger clubs, ending in a move to
FC Utrecht
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The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...
, where Van der Meer signed a four-year deal. He made his
UEFA Europa League debut with the club a year later in a 0–0 draw against
Lech Poznań
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on 27 July 2017.
In 2018, Van der Meer signed with
Excelsior. In December 2019, he ruptured his
ACL, which sidelined him for at least nine months.
On 28 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with
Helmond Sport. His contract with Helmond Sport was terminated early on 27 March 2023.
Two days later, van der Meer signed a two-year contract with the third-tier
Tweede Divisie club
Rijnsburgse Boys.
International career
Van der Meer played for various Dutch youth teams. In 2011, he won the
UEFA European Under-17 Championship with the
Netherlands under-17 team and took part in the
2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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. He played three group matches in the tournament.
References
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1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Voorburg
Men's association football fullbacks
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Go Ahead Eagles players
FC Utrecht players
Excelsior Rotterdam players
Helmond Sport players
Rijnsburgse Boys players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Tweede Divisie players
Footballers from South Holland