Melle Meulensteen (born 4 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Go Ahead Eagles
Club career Born in Nijmegen and grew up in Beugen, Meulensteen started his youth career with the academy of English club Manchester United, before moving to the academy of Preston North End in 2014. He further went on to captain the youth side. In July 2017, he was promoted to the first team and scored a goal on his debut (friendly match) against Bamber Bridge. On 8 September, he joined non-league Lancaster City on a loan deal till January 2018 to get first-team opportunities. His contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 23 January.
On the same day, Meulensteen signed for Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk after agreeing to a deal which would keep him in the club until the summer of 2019. On 26 January, he made his debut against Jong Ajax.
On 30 June 2022, Meulensteen signed a four-year contract with Vitesse.
On 25 July 2024, Meulensteen moved to Sampdoria in Italy on a three-year deal.
On 5 August 2025, Meulensteen returned to the Netherlands and joined Go Ahead Eagles with a four-year contract.
Personal life Meulensteen is the son of René Meulensteen, who was an assistant manager at Manchester United and the Australia national team. His sister is sports broadcaster Pien Meulensteen.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPreston North End2017–18Championship0000——00Lancaster City (loan)2017–18National League11331——144RKC Waalwijk2017–18Eerste Divisie90———902018–19Eerste Divisie29110—503512019–20Eredivisie14310——1532020–21Eredivisie33010——3402021–22Eredivisie33240——372Total118670—501306Vitesse2022–23Eredivisie32110——3312023–24Eredivisie27120——291Total59230——622Sampdoria2024–25Serie B25330—21304Go Ahead Eagles2025–26Eredivisie3453080—4552026–27Eredivisie6100——61Total4063080—516Career total25320191807128722
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