Rick Meissen

Dutch football player

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	23	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 13 April 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

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

As of match played 13 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	Total		23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
Career total			85	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	86	0

References

^ "Professional contract for defender Rick Meissen". utrecht.nieuws.nl.
^ "Promises do themselves short in Helmond". fcutrecht.nl.
^ "UTRECHT VS. PSV 0-1". Soccerway.
^ "PSV gives year-old Schmidt three points at weakened Utrecht". nos.nl.
^ "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.