Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers (born 19 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian amateur side Wezel Sport.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rico Theodorus Johannes Zeegers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sittard, Netherlands[2] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wezel Sport | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Slekker Boys | ||
| 2009–2012 | PSV | ||
| 2012–2013 | Slekker Boys | ||
| 2013–2015 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 2015–2019 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Jong PSV | 17 | (0) |
| 2021 | → MVV (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | MVV | 54 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wezel Sport | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 24 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Early years edit
Zeegers played youth football for Slekker Boys, Fortuna Sittard and PSV, eventually signing his first professional contract with the latter in 2019; a two-year deal.[3][4]
He made his senior debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 16 August 2019, starting at centre-back in a 3–2 away loss to Almere City.[5][6]
MVV edit
He joined MVV on a six-month loan on 12 January 2021.[7] He made his debut for the club on 15 January 2021, starting at right-back in a 3–0 away loss to Go Ahead Eagles.[8] He provided his first assist on 12 April, a cutback pass to Jérôme Déom who slotted home for the 1–0 lead in an eventual 4–2 home loss to rivals Roda JC Kerkrade.[9][10]
On 4 June 2021, the deal was made permanent and Zeegers signed a two-year contract with MVV.[11] He suffered a foot injury during practice in November 2022, which required surgery. The injury ruled him out for several months.[12]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 23 May 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| MVV (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| MVV | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
References edit
- ^ a b "R. Zeegers – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Rico Zeegers". PSV (in Dutch). 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Visser, Emil (10 July 2019). "Twee jongens uit Echt kersvers voetbalprof: Op school werd de bal altijd afgepakt". Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Raijer, Jules (25 June 2019). "Jeugdexponent Rico Zeegers tekent eerste profcontract bij PSV". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Almere City FC – Jong PSV". PSV (in Dutch). 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Invaller Verheydt schenkt City FC zege tegen Jong PSV". Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Elfrink, Rik (12 January 2021). "PSV neemt met verhuur aan MVV afscheid van rechtsback Rico Zeegers". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Solide Go Ahead Eagles bindt ook MVV Maastricht aan zegekar". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "MVV–Roda JC: 2 – 4". MVV (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Roda JC wint doelpuntrijke Limburgse derby, Almere City pakt punt in extremis". NU (in Dutch). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Rico Zeegers tekent 2 jaar bij MVV". MVV (in Dutch). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Rico Zeegers onder het mes". MVV (in Dutch). 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Rico Zeegers at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links edit
- Rico Zeegers at FBref.com
- Rico Zeegers at WorldFootball.net
