Jeroen Veldmate (born 8 November 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Emmen.

Career

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 NEC, coming in as a second-half subs*ute for Koen van de Laak. After playing only seven league matches in two seasons, he signed a loan deal with Helmond Sport, where his brother Mark had just signed. Veldmate made his debut for Helmond Sport in a league win (4–0) against Fortuna Sittard on 7 August 2009. He returned to Groningen after the loan deal, playing only seven matches that season.

On 31 May 2011, he signed with Sparta Rotterdam together with his brother, Mark, for two years.

After one season in Rotterdam, Veldmate signed with Heracles Almelo. Between 2015 and January 2017, Veldmate played in Denmark for Viborg FF, but his contract was terminated after a series of injuries. In the summer of 2017, Veldmate signed for one year with FC Emmen.

On 2 June 2018, Veldmate signed a two-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles.

On 16 June 2021, he returned to Emmen on a one-year deal.

References

External links

• Jeroen Veldmate at WorldFootball.net