Peer Koopmeiners (born 4 May 2000) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from

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Club career

On 17 October 2020, Koopmeiners netted his first professional goal, in a 3–2 away defeat at the hands of

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. On 2 February 2021, he scored a bullet free-kick that helped

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to a 3–2 victory against fellow second-tier side

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. On 23 June 2021, he was promoted into the first team. On 10 January 2023, Koopmeiners was loaned by

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. On 18 July 2023, he moved on a new loan to

Personal life

He is a younger brother of

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Teun Koopmeiners Teun Koopmeiners (; born 28 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Atalanta and the Netherlands national team. Having represented the Netherlands at various youth levels, Koopmeiners was called up ...

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- Voetbal International 2000 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders AZ Alkmaar players Jong AZ players Excelsior Rotterdam players Almere City FC players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub