Luca de Meester

Luca Ramon de Meester de Tilbourg (born 26 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for SV Sandhausen.

Luca de Meester

Personal information
Full name	Luca Ramon de Meester de Tilbourg
Date of birth	(2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	SV Sandhausen
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2014	Hennef 05
2014–2021	1. FC Köln
2021–2022	Viktoria Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2025	Viktoria Köln	30	(2)
2025–	SV Sandhausen	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Career

Youth

Born in Germany, de Meester began his career with the youth team of Hennef 05.^[1] In 2014, he then moved to 1. FC Köln and played up to the U17 team. In 2021, he joined the U19 team of Viktoria Köln.^[2]

Viktoria Köln

In November 2021, de Meester scored on his senior team debut for Viktoria Köln in a 5–1 away win against SSV Bornheim in the second round of the 2021–22 Middle Rhine Cup. He came in as a substitute in the 80th minute, replacing Simon Handle and scored Viktoria's fifth goal of the match four minutes later.^[3] In June 2022, de Meester signed his first professional contract until June 2025.^[4][5] On 16 September 2023, de Meester made his 3. Liga debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Borussia Dortmund II, coming in as a substitute, replacing Michael Schultz in the 90th minute.^[6] In February 2024, de Meester scored his first league goal in a 5–2 home defeat against 1. FC Saarbrücken. He came in as a second-half substitute, replacing Thomas Idel, scoring Viktoria's second goal of the match in the 91st minute.^[7][8] Three days later, de Meester scored his second league goal in a comeback win against Sandhausen. He scored Viktoria Köln's equalizing goal in the 64th minute after conceding a goal in the 59th minute.^[9][10]

International career

De Meester was born in Germany to a Belgian father and a Filipino mother, making him eligible to play for Germany, Belgium or the Philippines at international level.^{[citation needed]}

Philippines

In March 2024, de Meester was reportedly one of the players being recruited by head coach Tom Saintfiet and team manager Freddy Gonzalez to play for the Philippines. A month later, de Meester was visited by the Belgian coach himself on one of his scouting trips in Europe.^[11]

Honours

Viktoria Köln

• Middle Rhine Cup: 2021–22