Rico Zeegers

Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers (born 19 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian club Wezel.

Rico Zeegers

Personal information
Full name	Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers^[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sittard, Netherlands^[2]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Wezel Sport
Youth career
2007–2009	Slekker Boys
2009–2012	PSV
2012–2013	Slekker Boys
2013–2015	Fortuna Sittard
2015–2019	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Jong PSV	17	(0)
2021	→ MVV (loan)	15	(0)
2021–2023	MVV	54	(0)
2023–	Wezel	30	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:52, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Career

Early years

Zeegers played youth football for Slekker Boys, Fortuna Sittard and PSV, eventually signing his first professional contract with the latter in 2019; a two-year deal.^[3][4]

He made his senior debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 16 August 2019, starting at centre-back in a 3–2 away loss to Almere City.^[5][6]

MVV

He joined MVV on a six-month loan on 12 January 2021.^[7] He made his debut for the club on 15 January 2021, starting at right-back in a 3–0 away loss to Go Ahead Eagles.^[8] He provided his first assist on 12 April, a cutback pass to Jérôme Déom who slotted home for the 1–0 lead in an eventual 4–2 home loss to rivals Roda JC Kerkrade.^[9][10]

On 4 June 2021, the deal was made permanent and Zeegers signed a two-year contract with MVV.^[11] He suffered a foot injury during practice in November 2022, which required surgery. The injury ruled him out for several months.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2023^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	14	0	—		—		14	0
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		17	0	—		—		17	0
MVV (loan)	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	15	0	1	0	—		16	0
MVV	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	33	0	2	0	—		35	0
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	21	0	1	0	1^[a]	0	23	0
	Total		69	0	4	0	1	0	74	0
Career total			86	0	4	0	1	0	91	0

1. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

1. "R. Zeegers – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. "Rico Zeegers". PSV (in Dutch). 11 January 2017. from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
3. Visser, Emil (10 July 2019). "Twee jongens uit Echt kersvers voetbalprof: Op school werd de bal altijd afgepakt". Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
4. Raijer, Jules (25 June 2019). "Jeugdexponent Rico Zeegers tekent eerste profcontract bij PSV". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
5. "Almere City FC – Jong PSV". PSV (in Dutch). 16 August 2019. from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
6. . Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
7. Elfrink, Rik (12 January 2021). "PSV neemt met verhuur aan MVV afscheid van rechtsback Rico Zeegers". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
8. . RTV Oost (in Dutch). 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
9. "MVV–Roda JC: 2 – 4". MVV (in Dutch). from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
10. "Roda JC wint doelpuntrijke Limburgse derby, Almere City pakt punt in extremis". NU (in Dutch). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
11. "Rico Zeegers tekent 2 jaar bij MVV". MVV (in Dutch). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
12. "Rico Zeegers onder het mes". MVV (in Dutch). 15 November 2022. from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
13. Rico Zeegers at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

• Rico Zeegers at FBref.com 
• Rico Zeegers at WorldFootball.net