Marcel Meeuwis

Marcel Meeuwis (born 31 October 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Marcel Meeuwis

Meeuwis in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Meeuwis
Date of birth	(1980-10-31) 31 October 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth	Goirle, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Taxandria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Willem II	6	(0)
2002–2003	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	24	(5)
2003–2004	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	34	(1)
2004–2006	VVV-Venlo	60	(4)
2006–2009	Roda JC	97	(11)
2009–2011	Borussia Mönchengladbach	20	(0)
2011	→ Feyenoord (loan)	13	(0)
2011–2012	VVV-Venlo	41	(0)
2013	Melbourne Heart	6	(0)
Total		301	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Meeuwis played for amateur club Taxandria, and made his debut in professional football in the 2000–01 season at Willem II. During his second season for Willem II, Meeuwis only played four games. In the summer of 2002, he moved to VVV-Venlo in the Eerste Divisie, where he played a larger number of matches. Meeuwis played for VVV for a total of four seasons, growing into one of the team's key players.

Meeuwis moved to Roda JC in the Eredivisie in 2006, where he signed a contract until 2012. He announced his transfer to Borussia Mönchengladbach^[1] for the up-coming season on 18 May 2009. He signed a three-year contract and joined his new club on 1 July 2009.

On 8 February 2013, it was announced he had signed with A-League club Melbourne Heart on a three-month contract.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Willem II	2000–01	Eredivisie	2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
	2001–02		4	0	1	0	–		–		5	0
	Total		6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
VVV-Venlo	2002–03	Eerste Divisie	24	5	2	0	–		–		26	5
	2003–04		34	1	2	0	–		6	0	42	1
	2004–05		32	3	2	0	–		6	0	40	3
	2005–06		28	1	3	1	–		2	0	33	2
	Total		118	10	9	1	0	0	14	0	141	11
Roda JC	2006–07	Eredivisie	33	2	3	0	–		2	0	38	2
	2007–08		31	6	5	2	–		2	0	38	8
	2008–09		33	3	3	0	–		4	0	40	3
	Total		97	11	11	2	0	0	8	0	116	13
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2009–10	Bundesliga	18	0	0	0	0	0	–		18	0
	2010–11		2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	–		20	0
Feyenoord	2010–11	Eredivisie	13	0	0	0	0	0	–		13	0
VVV-Venlo	2011–12	Eredivisie	32	0	0	0	–		4	0	36	0
	2012–13		9	0	1	0	–		0	0	10	0
	Total		41	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	46	0
Melbourne Heart	2012–13	A-League	6	0	0	0	0	0	–		6	0
Career total			301	21	23	3	0	0	26	0	350	24

References

1. (in German). borussia.de. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009.
2. "Meeuwis kiest voor tijdelijke verhuizing naar Australië" (in Dutch). vi.nl. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.