Mark Veldmate
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Mark Veldmate is a Dutch
footballer currently playing for Dutch second division
team Sparta Rotterdam
.
He started his career with FC Groningen, but making three Eredivisie
appearances for the club. In 2005 he moved to FC Emmen
, where he made 72 appearances in the Eerste Divisie
, scoring 5 goals. In 2006 he signed with BV Veendam
, scoring 12 goals in 50 league matches in three years.
In 2009 he signed with Helmond Sport
, where his brother, Jeroen
had just signed a loan deal. He signed a contract keeping him in Helmond
until 2011. Veldmate made his debut for Helmond Sport in a league win (4–0) against Fortuna Sittard
on 7 August 2009. On 31 May, he signed with Sparta Rotterdam
together with his brother, Jeroen, for two years.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
footballer currently playing for Dutch second division
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
team Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
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He started his career with FC Groningen, but making three Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
appearances for the club. In 2005 he moved to FC Emmen
FC Emmen
FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:...
, where he made 72 appearances in the Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
, scoring 5 goals. In 2006 he signed with BV Veendam
BV Veendam
SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :...
, scoring 12 goals in 50 league matches in three years.
In 2009 he signed with Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:...
, where his brother, Jeroen
Jeroen Veldmate
Jeroen Veldmate is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch second division club Sparta Rotterdam.He came through the youth ranks of FC Groningen, making his debut in the 2007–08 season in a 5–1 lost away match against N.E.C., coming in as a second half substitute for Koen van de Laak...
had just signed a loan deal. He signed a contract keeping him in Helmond
Helmond
Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Quarters and Neighbourhoods :*Quarter 11 Inner City**Neighbourhood 0 Centrum**Neighbourhood 2 Leonardus**Neighbourhood 3 Heipoort...
until 2011. Veldmate made his debut for Helmond Sport in a league win (4–0) against Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,...
on 7 August 2009. On 31 May, he signed with Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
together with his brother, Jeroen, for two years.