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Rihairo Meulens
Personal information
Full name Rihairo Meulens
Date of birth (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 ASV Dronten
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Vitesse 9 (0)
2007–2008 → AGOVV (loan) 26 (6)
2008–2009 Dordrecht 34 (6)
2009–2011 Roda JC 22 (0)
2011–2013 Almere City 52 (6)
2013–2015 Dordrecht 42 (7)
2015 Rapid București 14 (2)
2015–2016 Zira 11 (0)
2016–2017 Volendam 17 (4)
2018–2020 VVOG 45 (15)
2020– ASV Dronten
International career‡
2011–2015 Curaçao 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Rihairo Meulens (born 3 June 1988) is a Curaçaoan footballer who plays for ASV Dronten in the lower-tier Tweede Klasse.[1]

Career

Club

Meulens is a striker who was born in Apeldoorn and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse Arnhem squad in the 2006–07 season. He spent the 2007–08 season on loan with AGOVV.[2]

At the beginning of the 2011-12 season he was on trial at De Graafschap, but eventually joined the Eerste Divisie side Almere City FC on 11 July 2011.

In July 2015, Meulens signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Zira FK.[3] On 5 January 2016, Meulens cancelled his contract with Zira by mutual consent.[4]

After leaving Zira, Meulens went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar, scoring in their 3-2 victory over Dila Gori on 3 February 2016.[5]

At the beginning of July 2016, Meulens went on trial at Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam,[6] signing a one-year contract with the club on 2 August 2016.[7]

International

Meulens made his international debut on 7 September 2011 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Haiti. He scored his first international goal during the qualification process, in a 5–2 loss against Antigua and Barbuda.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2015[2][9]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitesse Arnhem 2006–07 Eredivisie 9 0 - - 9 0
AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) 2007–08 Eerste Divisie 26 6 - - 26 6
Dordrecht 2008–09 34 6 1 0 - 4 0 39 6
Roda JC 2009–10 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0
2010–11 20 1 2 1 - - 22 2
Total 24 1 2 1 - - - - 26 2
Almere City 2011–12 Eerste Divisie 29 3 2 0 - - 31 3
2012–13 24 3 0 0 - - 24 3
Total 53 6 2 0 - - - - 55 6
Dordrecht 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 29 6 1 0 - 3 0 33 6
2014–15 Eredivisie 13 1 0 0 - - 13 1
Total 42 7 1 0 - - 3 0 46 7
Rapid București 2014–15 Liga I 14 2 0 0 - - 14 2
Zira 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 11 0 1 0 - - 12 0
Career total 213 28 7 1 0 0 7 0 227 28

International

Curaçao
Year Apps Goals
2011 1 1
2014 5 2
2015 4 0
Total 10 3

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2015[9]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2011 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda
0–1
5–2
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 11 November 2014 Catherine Hall Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica  Trinidad and Tobago
1–0
2–3
 2014 Caribbean Cup
3. 15 November 2014 Catherine Hall Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica  French Guiana
4–1
4–1
 2014 Caribbean Cup

References

  1. ^ Foppen, Wouter (9 June 2020). "Rihairo Meulens van derde divisie naar tweede klasse bij asv Dronten". de Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "R.Meulens". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Rihairo Muelens Zirə də!". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Rihairo Meulens Zirə dən ayrıldı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ^ "ФК Иртыш - ФК Дила". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Rihairo Meulens en Iain Ramsay op proef bij FC Volendam". fcvolendam.nl (in Dutch). FC Volendam. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Rihairo Meulens ondertekent contract". fcvolendam.nl (in Dutch). FC Volendam. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  8. ^ "R. Meulens". Soccerway. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Rihairo Meulens". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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