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Dutch footballer (born 1997)
Bart Adrianus Johannes Meijers
(born 10 January 1997) is a Dutch professional
footballer
who plays as a
centre-back
for
Liga I
club
Petrolul Ploie?ti
.
Meijers started out as a senior at his hometown club
NAC Breda
in 2017, and also represented
Helmond Sport
and
Almere City
in the Netherlands before moving to Romanian side Petrolul Ploie?ti in 2020.
Career
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Netherlands
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Meijers grew up in
Etten-Leur
and spent his junior years in the academies of
Unitas '30
,
RBC
and
NAC Breda
. He made his professional debut for the latter in a 1?0
Eerste Divisie
win over
Volendam
, on 24 February 2017.
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On 13 March that year, he scored his first goal in a 2?0 league defeat of
Fortuna Sittard
. He amassed 13 matches during
his first season
as a senior, as NAC obtained
Eredivisie
promotion via play-offs.
On 21 October 2017, Meijers recorded his top division debut by coming on as an 18th-minute
substitute
for
Pablo Mari
in a 0?2 home loss to
PEC Zwolle
. He made 13 appearances during the
2017?18 campaign
, of which 11 as a starter. Meijers spent the next year on loan at Eerste Divisie club
Helmond Sport
,
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and in August 2019 joined fellow league side
Almere City
as a
free agent
on a one-year contract.
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Petrolul Ploie?ti
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On 27 August 2020, Meijers moved abroad for the first time by signing for Romanian
Liga II
team
Petrolul Ploie?ti
.
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In the
2021?22 season
, he played 18 matches to aid Petrolul in winning the second league championship and thus promoting to the
Liga I
.
Meijers made his debut in the Romanian top tier by starting in a 0?1 home loss to
Voluntari
, on 18 July 2022.
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He scored his first goal in the competition on 2 December that year, opening the scoring with a
header
in a 2?0 home win over
Universitatea Cluj
.
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He was an undisputed starter during the
season
, totalling 38 league matches after only missing one through a suspension.
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of match played 12 May 2024
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Honours
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Petrolul Ploie?ti
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