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Melle Meulensteen 21

Go Ahead Eagles Central Midfield Age 27 Height 188 cm Right foot Netherlands

Deployed as Central Midfield in 9 of last 10 starts

95% of team minutes · 3689 minutes, 42 starts in 43 team matches 93rd percentile
5 + 3 goals and assists · 0.20 per 90 · 12% of team goals 36th percentile
7.07 average rating over 42 rated matches 79th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Ever-presentReliable dribblerWins his duels Few key passesCreates little

DNA strand · vs Eredivisie midfielders (n = 92) · 3689 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 7.07 79 Goals + assists /90 0.20 36 Share of team minutes 95% 93 Cards /90 0.05 77 Fouls /90 0.63 82

Creation

Chances created /90 0.68 13 Key passes /90 0.56 10 Big chances created /90 0.12 25 Assists /90 0.07 38 Passes /90 53.14 87 Pass accuracy 86% 69 Final-third passes /90 7.39 91 Accurate crosses /90 0.12 27 Long balls won /90 2.46 89

Defence

Defensive actions /90 6.98 86 Tackles /90 1.59 46 Tackle success 57% 41 Interceptions /90 1.63 90 Recoveries /90 5.54 87 Duel success 58% 92 Possession lost /90 10.54 59

Threat

Goals /90 0.12 47 xG /90 0.13 44 Shots /90 1.22 40 Dribbles /90 0.81 59 Dribble success 63% 92 Touches /90 70.09 84

Each rung is a percentile among Eredivisie midfielders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Go Ahead Eagles results by his involvement

42 matches · 11–14–17 · 1.12 ppg · 1.52 scored, 1.64 conceded per game · 3689 minutes

Team 1.12 ppg when he starts (42) v 1.0 when he does not (1)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 7.07 6.67.16.86.88.67.07.06.97.56.77.17.46.87.16.78.66.85.87.27.6
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-12 D 1–1 v FC Groningen · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.08 1.0 2.0 7.6
2026-09-08 D 3–3 at FC Utrecht · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.28 2.0 0.0 7.2
2026-08-29 L 2–5 at AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.14 2.0 0.0 5.8
2026-08-23 W 3–1 v ADO Den Haag · Eredivisie Central Midfield 76 0.11 1.0 0.0 6.8
2026-08-08 W 4–1 v Willem II · Eredivisie Central Midfield 75 1 1 0.16 2.0 2.0 8.6
2026-05-17 L 1–2 at NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.08 1.0 0.0 6.7
2026-05-10 L 1–4 v PSV · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.02 1.0 1.0 7.1
2026-05-03 D 2–2 at Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2026-04-23 D 0–0 v AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie Defensive Midfield 90 0.71 3.0 1.0 7.4
2026-04-11 D 0–0 at FC Groningen · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.08 1.0 2.0 7.1
2026-04-05 W 5–0 v PEC Zwolle · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-03-22 L 0–2 at FC Utrecht · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.17 3.0 1.0 7.5
2026-03-15 W 6–0 v NAC Breda · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
2026-03-08 L 1–4 v FC Twente · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.12 2.0 0.0 7.0
2026-03-01 W 1–0 at Excelsior · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.05 1.0 1.0 7.0
2026-02-22 W 4–0 v Heracles Almelo · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 1 1 0.8 1.0 1.0 8.6
2026-02-15 L 0–1 at Feyenoord · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.02 1.0 0.0 6.8
2026-02-11 L 1–3 v SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-02-08 D 1–1 v Telstar · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.46 4.0 0.0 7.1
2026-02-01 D 1–1 at FC Volendam · Eredivisie Central Midfield 79 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Go Ahead Eagles

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Eredivisie current 5 5 421 78% 1 1 0.8 7.22 77th #66 (1) #102 (1)
2025/2026 · Eredivisie 34 33 2833 93% 6 1 4.7 7.06 85th #69 (5) #205 (1)
2025/2026 · Europa League 8 8 719 100% 0 1 0.2 6.98 89th – #98 (1)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 6 moves · €1.4m in fees

  1. 5 Aug 2025 Transfer Sampdoria → Go Ahead Eagles €400k Defensive Midfield
  2. 25 Jul 2024 Transfer Vitesse → Sampdoria Defensive Midfield
  3. 1 Jul 2022 Transfer RKC Waalwijk → Vitesse €1m Centre Back
  4. 24 Jan 2018 Free transfer Preston North End U18 → RKC Waalwijk Midfielder
  5. 31 Dec 2017 End of loan Lancaster City → Preston North End U18 Midfielder
  6. 8 Sep 2017 Loan Preston North End U18 → Lancaster City Midfielder

Injuries and suspensions · 3 spells · 3 injuries · 6 games missed

  • injury Head Injury at Vitesse 26 Jan 2024 → 10 Feb 2024 3 missed · 15 days
  • injury Head Injury at Vitesse 7 Nov 2022 → 30 Nov 2022 2 missed · 23 days
  • injury Ill at RKC Waalwijk 4 Mar 2022 → 8 Mar 2022 1 missed · 4 days

Compare Melle Meulensteen with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.