Mees Hilgers (born 13 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Twente.

Mees Hilgers
Hilgers playing for Twente in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mees Hilgers
Date of birth (2001-05-13) 13 May 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Amersfoort, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Twente
Number 2
Youth career
2005–2009 Nieuwland
2009–2011 Sparta Nijkerk
2011–2020 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Twente 77 (2)
International career
2022 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022

Career edit

On 6 December 2018, Hilgers signed his first professional contract with FC Twente.[2] He made his professional debut with Twente in a 2–1 Eredivisie win over AFC Ajax on 5 December 2020.[3]

Personal life edit

Born in the Netherlands, Hilgers has Indonesian descent from his mother who is Manadonese (Minahasan).[4]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 3 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Twente 2020–21 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2021–22 24 1 2 0 0 0 26 1
2022–23 30 1 1 0 4[a] 0 35 1
2023–24 20 0 0 0 5[a] 0 25 0
Career total 77 2 3 0 9 0 0 0 89 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours edit

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "Mees Hilgers: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "FC Twente". FC Twente.
  3. ^ "Ajax vs. Twente - 5 December 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Profil Mees Hilgers, Pemain Keturunan Indonesia yang Merumput Bersama FC Twente". kumparan.
  5. ^ "AZ breaks through the Ajax stronghold in the Eredivisie team of the month". eredivisie.eu. January 28, 2022.

External links edit