Melvin Vissers (born 11 February 1996) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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Club career

On 30 March 2012, Vissers signed a three-year contract with Ajax, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015. He made his debut for

Jong Ajax Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. History Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...

as a 61st-minute substitute for Davy Klaassen in an

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

match against

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on 8 September 2013. In the Summer of 2015, Vissers returned to Sparta Rotterdam having won the Dutch under-19 league title twice with Ajax A1, having made two appearances in the

for the reserves team

as well.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Ajax A1 (under-19) * A-Junioren Eredivisie (2): 2013–14, 2014–15 ;

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

: 2015-16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vissers, Melvin 1996 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sparta Rotterdam players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from The Hague