Bart Meijers

Bart Meijers
Meijers with Petrolul Ploiești in 2024
Personal information
Full name Bart Adrianus Johannes Meijers
Date of birth (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Borac Banja Luka
Number 2
Youth career
Unitas '30
–2011 RBC
2011–2015 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 NAC Breda 22 (1)
2018–2019 → Helmond Sport (loan) 34 (2)
2019–2020 Almere City 9 (1)
2020–2024 Petrolul Ploiești 110 (2)
2024–2025 Borac Banja Luka 28 (0)
2025–2026 Wydad 7 (0)
2026– Borac Banja Luka 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2026

Bart Adrianus Johannes Meijers (born 10 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.

Meijers started out as a senior at his hometown club NAC Breda in 2017, and also represented Helmond Sport and Almere City in the Netherlands before moving to Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești in 2020. In 2024, he signed with Bosnian club Borac Banja Luka. A year later, he transferred to Moroccan team Wydad ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Career

Netherlands

Meijers grew up in Etten-Leur and spent his junior years in the academies of Unitas '30, RBC and NAC Breda. He made his professional debut for the latter in a 1–0 Eerste Divisie win over Volendam, on 24 February 2017. On 13 March that year, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 league defeat of Fortuna Sittard. He amassed 13 matches during his first season as a senior, as NAC obtained Eredivisie promotion via play-offs.

On 21 October 2017, Meijers recorded his top division debut by coming on as an 18th-minute substitute for Pablo Marí in a 0–2 home loss to PEC Zwolle. He made 13 appearances during the 2017–18 campaign, of which 11 as a starter. Meijers spent the next year on loan at Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport, and in August 2019 joined fellow league side Almere City as a free agent on a one-year contract.

Petrolul Ploiești

On 27 August 2020, Meijers moved abroad for the first time by signing for Romanian Liga II team Petrolul Ploiești. In the 2021–22 season, he played 18 matches to aid Petrolul in winning the second league championship and thus promoting to the Liga I.

Meijers made his debut in the Romanian top tier by starting in a 0–1 home loss to Voluntari, on 18 July 2022. He scored his first goal in the competition on 2 December that year, opening the scoring with a header in a 2–0 home win over Universitatea Cluj. He was an undisputed starter during the season, totalling 38 league matches after only missing one through a suspension.

Borac Banja Luka

In July 2024, Meijers joined Bosnian side Borac Banja Luka. He made his debut on 10 July in a 1–0 win over Egnatia during the Champions League first qualifying round. A month later, on 15 August, he scored his first goal in extra time, sealing a 3–1 victory over KÍ Klaksvík in the Europa League third qualifying round.

Wydad

In June 2025, Meijers signed for Moroccan club Wydad ahead of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NAC Breda
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 9100—40131
2017–18 Eredivisie 13000——130
Total 22100—40261
Helmond Sport (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 34210——352
Almere City 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 9110——101
Petrolul Ploiești
2020–21 Liga II 21120——231
2021–22 Liga II 18000——180
2022–23 Liga I 38130——411
2023–24 Liga I 33020——350
Total 110270——1172
Borac Banja Luka 2024–25 Bosnian Premier League 2804018210512
Wydad AC 2024–25 Botola Pro ———3030
2025–26 Botola Pro 70—10—80
Total 70—1030110
Borac Banja Luka 2026–27 Bosnian Premier League 3000500080
Career total 2136130242802588
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Cupa României, Bosnian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Bosnian Supercup
  5. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

Borac Banja Luka

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Wydad AC (MAR)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "BART MEIJERS OP HUURBASIS NAAR HELMOND SPORT" [BART MEIJERS ON A LOAN BASIS TO HELMOND SPORT] (in Dutch). NAC Breda. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Almere City FC contracteert Bart Meijers" [Almere City FC signs Bart Meijers] (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bart Meijers și Sory Ibrahim Diarra au semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești!" [Bart Meijers and Sory Ibrahim Diarra signed with Petrolul Ploiești!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Petrolul Ploiești – FC Voluntari 0–1. Ploieștenii pierd în primul meci de la revenirea în Liga 1" [Petrolul Ploiești – FC Voluntari 0–1. Ploieștenii lose the first match since their Liga 1 return] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "VIDEO + FOTO "Lupii" prelungirilor » Petrolul o bate pe U Cluj și revine pe loc de play-off! Clasamentul ACUM" [VIDEO + PHOTO "Wolves" in extra time » Petrolul beats U Cluj and returns to a play-off place! The table NOW]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Willemse, Job (24 July 2024). "Opeens speelt deze Bredase jongen in de Champions League: 'Wat een sfeer daar zeg, onwijs vet" (in Dutch). BN DeStem.
  8. ↑ "Borac Banja Luka 1–0 Egnatia". ESPN. 10 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Borac Banja Luka 3–1 KI Klaksvik". ESPN. 15 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Brabander Bart Meijers meldt zich op WK voor clubs" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 6 June 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Bart Meijers at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2026.