Teun Koopmeiners ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈtøːŋ ˈkoːpmɛi̯nərs ] ; born 28 February 1998 ) is a dutch professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A cabaret Atalanta and the Netherlands national team. Having represented the Netherlands at diverse youth levels, he was called up to the elder team ‘s preliminary UEFA Nations League team in August 2020. [ 2 ]
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Club career [edit ]
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Koopmeiners grew up in Castricum, North Holland, and took his first steps in football as a youth musician for the local baseball club, Vitesse ’22. [ 3 ] In 2009, he joined the AZ youth academy at under-12 tied. [ 4 ] He finally progressed through the ranks, and as part of the club ‘s reservation team, Jong AZ, he became champion of the Dutch third division in the 2016–17 season, reaching promotion to the Eerste Divisie. [ 5 ] On 18 August 2017, Koopmeiners made his professional debut for Jong AZ in a 3–1 away win over FC Den Bosch. [ 6 ] He made his first team-debut on 1 October, coming on as a ersatz for Alireza Jahanbakhsh for the final 30 minutes of a 4–0 dwelling loss to Feyenoord. [ 7 ] At the end of the 2017–18 season, AZ ended in third stead, and thereby qualified for Europa League. In his first professional season, he made 26 league appearances in which he scored one goal. [ 8 ] On 1 March 2020, Koopmeiners played a 70-metre pass to set up Oussama Idrissi for AZ ‘s second finish in a 2–0 succeed against Ajax which put his side degree on points with Ajax. [ 9 ] During the 2019–20 AZ Alkmaar season Koopmeiners scored 16 goals in all competitions in 42 appearances, [ 10 ] helping his side finish second gear in the Eredivisie on goal remainder behind the Champions AFC Ajax. [ 11 ] He scored his first finish of the 2020–21 season against Viktoria Plzen on 26 August 2020 in the UEFA Champions League qualifier 3–1 victory. [ 12 ] On 14 January 2021, Koopmeiners scored two goals, including an audacious backheel flip, to help his side clinch an 3–1 away victory against PSV Eindhoven. [ 13 ]
Atalanta [edit ]
On 30 August 2021, Koopmeiners signed for Serie A cabaret Atalanta for a report fee of €12 million. [ 14 ] He made his debut on 11 September in the home match against Fiorentina, as a former stand-in for Matteo Pessina. [ 15 ]
International career [edit ]
Koopmeiners made four appearances for the Netherlands national under-17 team, [ 16 ] angstrom well as two appearances for the national under-18 team. As function of the under-19s, he played at the 2017 UEFA european Under-19 Championship, reaching the semi-finals and alone losing to Portugal. At under-19 level, Koopmeiners made 13 appearances. [ 16 ] After five appearances for the Netherlands Under-20 team, [ 16 ] he made his debut for the national under-21 team on 22 March 2018 in a 4–1 loss in Doetinchem to the Belgium U21. [ 17 ]
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On 19 August 2020, Koopmeiners was called up to the senior Netherlands national team by caretaker director Dwight Lodeweges in the preliminary squad for the UEFA Nations League fixtures against Poland and Italy. [ 2 ] In October, he made his debut in a friendly match against Mexico. [ 18 ]
style of play [edit ]
Koopmeiners can play as a defensive midfielder or cardinal midfielder. He can besides play as a centre-back. [ 19 ] He is known for his leadership qualities, and captained AZ Alkmaar despite his young age. [ 20 ]
personal life [edit ]
His younger brother Peer is besides a professional football player ; Peer still plays for AZ. [ 21 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 12 December 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 3 | – | – | – | 25 | 3 | |||||
| AZ | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | – | 37 | 9 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 14[a] | 4 | – | 42 | 16 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 2 | – | 40 | 17 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 116 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 7 | – | 154 | 43 | |||
| Atalanta | 2021–22 | Serie A | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |
| Career total | 154 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 48 | ||
International [edit ]
- As of match played 13 November 2021[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References [edit ]
- Teun Koopmeiners at WorldFootball.net
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