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Rick Meissen

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Rick Meissen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22)
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Central Defender
Team information
Current team
Sparta Rotterdam
Number 13
Youth career
0000-2016 AVV Zeeburgia
2016-2020 FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 FC Utrecht 1 (0)
2020–2023 Jong Utrecht 58 (0)
2023 Jong Sparta 3 (0)
2023– Sparta Rotterdam 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Rick Meissen (born 24 February 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays for as a central defender for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

Career

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Meissen moved from AVV Zeeburgia to FC Utrecht in the summer of 2016. On 25 February 2020 he signed his first professional contract with Utrecht signing until the summer of 2023, with the option of an extra year.[1] He made his Eerste Divisie debut on 19 March 2021 against Helmond Sport.[2] Meissen made his Eredivisie debut on 13 March 2022 at home against PSV Eindhoven in a 1-0 defeat.[3][4]

On 30 January 2023, Meissen signed for Sparta Rotterdam on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 31 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Utrecht 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 9 0 9 0
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 30 0 30 0
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 19 0 19 0
Total 58 0 58 0
Utrecht 2021–22 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jong Sparta Rotterdam 2023–24 Tweede Divisie 3 0 3 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2022–23 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 4 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 21 0 1 0 1[a] 0 23 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Total 34 0 2 0 1 0 37 0
Career total 96 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 99 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Eredivisie European Play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "Professional contract for defender Rick Meissen". utrecht.nieuws.nl.
  2. ^ "Promises do themselves short in Helmond". fcutrecht.nl.
  3. ^ "UTRECHT VS. PSV 0-1". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "PSV gives year-old Schmidt three points at weakened Utrecht". nos.nl.
  5. ^ "SPARTA NEEMT MEISSEN OVER VAN FC UTRECHT" [SPARTA TAKES OVER MEISSEN FROM FC UTRECHT]. www.sparta-rotterdam.nl (in Dutch). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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