based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · AZ Alkmaar.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 6.6 |
Scout report
M. Meerdink is a 23-year-old centre-forward at AZ Alkmaar, rated 65 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 49th of 159 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Meerdink.
Judged on this season alone, Meerdink graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 13 of the 13 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie, on 5 goals and 1 assist in 19 appearances (0.607 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 39% of the 13 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie. At 23 Meerdink is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 30 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · AZ Alkmaar finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side
5 goals in 19 appearances (0.26 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 1 assist for 6 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 29.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 65, Meerdink carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eredivisie of 13 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.61 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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