PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Melle Meulensteen.
Go Ahead Eagles · Netherlands
TM 426280 · Current player profileAge today27
Recorded moves7
Peak recorded value€2.50m
Current market value€2.50m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Melle Meulensteen
- Born
- 04 Jul 1999
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 188
- Joined current club
- 05 Aug 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2029
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- UC SampdoriaLast recorded move · 05 Aug 2025
- Vitesse ArnhemLast recorded move · 25 Jul 2024
- RKC WaalwijkLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- Preston North End U19Last recorded move · 24 Jan 2018
- Lancaster City FCLast recorded move · 31 Dec 2017
- Manchester United YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | 26 | Go Ahead Eagles | €2.50m |
| 11 Mar 2026 | 26 | Go Ahead Eagles | €2.00m |
| 02 Dec 2025 | 26 | Go Ahead Eagles | €1.50m |
| 02 Oct 2025 | 26 | Go Ahead Eagles | €1.20m |
| 02 Jun 2025 | 25 | UC Sampdoria | €700k |
| 23 Dec 2024 | 25 | UC Sampdoria | €800k |
| 31 May 2024 | 24 | Vitesse Arnhem | €900k |
| 18 Mar 2024 | 24 | Vitesse Arnhem | €1.20m |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 24 | Vitesse Arnhem | €1.50m |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 23 | Vitesse Arnhem | €2.00m |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 23 | Vitesse Arnhem | €1.80m |
| 14 Sep 2022 | 23 | Vitesse Arnhem | €1.20m |
| 08 Jun 2022 | 22 | RKC Waalwijk | €800k |
| 05 Jan 2022 | 22 | RKC Waalwijk | €700k |
| 19 May 2021 | 21 | RKC Waalwijk | €600k |
| 06 Jan 2021 | 21 | RKC Waalwijk | €400k |
| 14 Oct 2020 | 21 | RKC Waalwijk | €350k |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 20 | RKC Waalwijk | €350k |
| 18 Dec 2019 | 20 | RKC Waalwijk | €400k |
| 03 Jul 2019 | 19 | RKC Waalwijk | €350k |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 19 | RKC Waalwijk | €100k |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 18 | RKC Waalwijk | €100k |
| 01 Mar 2018 | 18 | RKC Waalwijk | €75k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug 2025 | UC Sampdoria | Go Ahead Eagles | Transfer | €400k |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Vitesse Arnhem | UC Sampdoria | Transfer | €175k |
| 01 Jul 2022 | RKC Waalwijk | Vitesse Arnhem | Transfer | €1.00m |
| 24 Jan 2018 | Preston North End U19 | RKC Waalwijk | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Dec 2017 | Lancaster City FC | Preston North End U19 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 08 Sep 2017 | Preston North End U19 | Lancaster City FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2014 | Manchester United Youth | Preston North End U19 | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.