Teun Koopmeiners

Teun Koopmeiners (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtøːn ˈkoːpmɛi̯nərs]; born 28 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who captains Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. He plays for as a midfielder.

Teun Koopmeiners
Personal information
Full name Teun Koopmeiners
Date of birth (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998
Place of birth Castricum, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 8
Youth career
Vitesse '22
2009–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Jong AZ 25 (3)
2017– AZ 83 (20)
National team
2015 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U19 13 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U20 5 (0)
2018– Netherlands U21 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020

Club career

AZ

Koopmeiners grew up in Castricum, North Holland, and took his first steps in football as a youth player for the local club, Vitesse '22.[1] In 2009, he joined the AZ youth academy at under-12 level.[2] He eventually progressed through the ranks, and as part of the club's reserve team, Jong AZ, he became champion of the Dutch third division in the 2016–17 season, reaching promotion to the Eerste Divisie.[3]

On 18 August 2017, Koopmeiners made his professional debut for Jong AZ in a 3–1 away win over FC Den Bosch.[4] He made his first team-debut on 1 October, coming on substitute for Alireza Jahanbakhsh for the final 30 minutes of a 0–4 home loss to Feyenoord.[5] At the end of the 2017–18 season, AZ ended in third place, and thereby qualified for Europa League. In his first professional season, Koopmeiners made 26 league appearances in which he scored one goal.[6]

On 1 March 2020, Koopmeiners played a 70-metre pass to set up Oussama Idrissi for AZ's second goal in a 2–0 win against Ajax which put his side level on points with Ajax.[7]

International career

Koopmeiners made four appearances for the Netherlands national under-17 team,[8] as well as two appearances for the national under-18 team. As part of the under-19s, he played at the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, reaching the semi-finals and only losing to Portugal. At under-19 level, Koopmeiners made 13 appearances.[8] After five appearances for the Netherlands Under-20 team,[8] he made his debut for the national under-21 team on 22 March 2018 in a 1–4 loss in Doetinchem to the Belgium under-21 team.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 March 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ2016–17[6]Tweede Divisie192–––192
2017–18[6]Eerste Divisie61–––61
Total253–––253
AZ2017–18[6]Eredivisie2615000–311
2018–19[6]Eredivisie328401[lower-alpha 1]1–379
2019–20[6]Eredivisie25113114[lower-alpha 1]4–4216
Total8320121155–11026
Career total10823121155–13529
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Teun Koopmeiners maakt competitiedebuut bij AZ". vitesse22.nl (in Dutch). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Spelerspagina van AZ". az.nl. AZ Alkmaar. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. "Jong AZ promoveert naar Jupiler League dankzij titel in Tweede Divisie". nu.nl (in Dutch). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. "FC Den Bosch vs. Jong AZ - Football Match Report". ESPN. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  5. "AZ vs. Feyenoord - 1 October 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. "T. Koopmeiners - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. "Dank 70-Meter-Pass: Alkmaar holt Ajax in der Eredivisie ein". kicker (in German). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. "Koopmeiners - Profiel - OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl.
  9. "Matchdata - OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl.

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