Luca_de_Meester

Luca de Meester

Luca de Meester

German footballer

Luca Ramon de Meester de Tilbourg (born 26 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 3. Liga club Viktoria Köln.

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Career

Youth

Born in Germany, de Meester began his career with the youth team of Hennef 05.[1] In 2014, he then moved to 1. FC Köln and played up to the U17 team. In 2021, he joined the U19 team of Viktoria Köln.[2]

Viktoria Köln

In November 2021, de Meester scored on his senior team debut for Viktoria Köln in a 5–1 away win against SSV Bornheim in the second round of the 2021–22 Middle Rhine Cup. He came in as a substitute in the 80th minute, replacing Simon Handle and scored Viktoria's fifth goal of the match four minutes later.[3] In June 2022, de Meester signed his first professional contract until June 2025.[4][5] On 16 September 2023, de Meester made his 3. Liga debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Borussia Dortmund II, coming in as a substitute, replacing Michael Schultz in the 90th minute.[6] In February 2024, de Meester scored his first league goal in a 5–2 home defeat against 1. FC Saarbrücken. He came in as a second-half substitute, replacing Thomas Idel, scoring Viktoria's second goal of the match in the 91st minute.[7][8] Three days later, de Meester scored his second league goal in a comeback win against Sandhausen. He scored Viktoria Köln's equalizing goal in the 64th minute after conceding a goal in the 59th minute.[9][10]

International career

de Meester was born in Germany to a Belgian father and a Filipino mother, making him eligible to play for Germany, Belgium or the Philippines at international level.[citation needed]

Philippines

In March 2024, de Meester was reportedly one of the players being recruited by head coach Tom Saintfiet and team manager Freddy Gonzalez to play for the Philippines. A month later, de Meester was visited by the Belgian coach himself on one of his scouting trips in Europe.[11]

Honours

Viktoria Köln

References

  1. [1]
    "Jungs mit Hennefer Vergangenheit zeichnen Profiverträge". FC Hennef 05 (in German). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. [2]
    Kemper, Jürgen (27 February 2024). "Viktoria Köln: Ex-FC-Talent weckt Begehrlichkeiten" (in German). Express.de. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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    "Mit Dreierpack in die 3. Pokalrunde". FC Viktoria Köln (in German). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. [4]
    Bartsch, Nicolas (5 June 2022). "Viktoria Köln: Talente Kubatta und De Meester erhalten Profivertrag" (in German). Liga3-Online. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. [5]
    "David Kubatta und Luca de Meester erhalten Profiverträge". Viktoria Köln Fancenter (in German). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Borussia Dortmund II - FC Viktoria Köln, 2-1, 3. Liga, 2023/2024, 6. Spieltag". Deutscher Fußball-Bund (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. [7]
    "5:2 in Köln: Saarbrücken macht weiter Boden gut" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. [8]
    Brausch, Christian (21 February 2024). "2:5! Viktoria Köln muss nach dritter Pleite in Serie nach unten schauen" (in German). Revier Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. [9]
    Löer, Oliver (25 February 2024). "Dritte Liga: Die Jugend führt Viktoria Köln raus aus der Krise" (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. [10]
    Schmolke, Leslie-Marie (27 February 2024). "Pinks Geburtstags-Tor reicht nicht: SV Sandhausen verliert bei Viktoria Köln" (in German). Heidelberg24. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. [11]
    "HLV Philippines 'săn lùng' sao châu Âu chờ đấu ĐT Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 24/7. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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