Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · AZ Alkmaar.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of AZ Alkmaar's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences (groin, injury). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 19 | 5 | 1 | 890 | 6.68 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 9 | 3 | 2 | 456 | 6.83 |
 Eerste Divisieat Jong AZ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6.9 |
Scout report
M. Meerdink is a 23-year-old winger at AZ Alkmaar, rated 66.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 105th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (39.6% 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 28 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 12 wingers in the Eredivisie, on 5 goals and 1 assist in 19 appearances (0.607 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 28). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, 7th of 12 of the 12 wingers in the Eredivisie. At 23 Meerdink is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 30.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Meerdink missed 9 games through injury (groin, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
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 39.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 66.6, Meerdink carries the 7th-highest potential of the wingers in the Eredivisie of 12 — 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
