Peer Koopmeiners

Peer Koopmeiners
Koopmeiners in 2024 with Almere City
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
AZ
Number 6
Youth career
AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Jong AZ 115 (4)
2021– AZ 38 (1)
2023Excelsior (loan) 19 (0)
2023–2024Almere City (loan) 31 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024

Peer Koopmeiners (born 4 May 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[1][2]

Club career

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On 17 October 2020, Koopmeiners netted his first professional goal, in a 3–2 away defeat at the hands of Jong Ajax.[3] On 2 February 2021, he scored a bullet free-kick that helped Jong AZ to a 3–2 victory against fellow second-tier side FC Eindhoven.[4]

On 23 June 2021, he was promoted into the first team.[5]

On 10 January 2023, Koopmeiners was loaned by Excelsior.[6] On 18 July 2023, he moved on a new loan to Almere City.[7]

Personal life

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He is a younger brother of Dutch international Teun Koopmeiners.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 December 2024.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 1 0 1 0
2018–19 19 0 19 0
2019–20 24 0 24 0
2020–21 34 3 34 3
2021–22 30 1 30 1
2022–23 7 0 7 0
Total 115 4 115 4
AZ Alkmaar 2021–22 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 5 0
2022–23 19 0 0 0 3[c] 0 0 0 22 0
2024–25 16 1 1 0 6[d] 0 23 1
Total 38 1 2 0 9 0 1 0 50 1
Excelsior (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 19 0 1 0 20 0
Almere City (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 31 0 3 0 34 0
Career total 199 5 6 0 9 0 1 0 215 5
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in play-off
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ Peer Koopmeiners at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Profile". AZ Alkmaar (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Jong Ajax wint met tien man van Jong AZ, NEC te sterk voor Jong Utrecht". Algemeens Dagblad. DPG Media. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ van der Meijden, Frank. "Snoeiharde vrije trap Koopmeiners helpt Jong AZ langs taai FC Eindhoven". NH Nieuws. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ "AZ-kwartet maakt promotie". www.az.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "EXCELSIOR HUURT PEER KOOPMEINERS VAN AZ MET OPTIE TOT KOOP" (in Dutch). Excelsior. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Almere City FC bereikt mondeling akkoord met AZ over Peer Koopmeiners" [Almere City FC reaches verbal agreement with AZ about Peer Koopmeiners] (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ^ Koopmeiners grapt over broertje: 'Door jou heb ik straks een voorletter op m'n rug!' - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  9. ^ Peer Koopmeiners at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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