Melvin de Leeuw

Career in Netherlands

Born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands, De Leeuw grew up supporting Ajax and idolised Dennis Bergkamp, which implies that made De Leeuw play as a striker today. De Leeuw started his football career at RBC Roosendaal, having played at youth level for RKSV Halsteren and NAC Breda before moving to RBC Roosendaal. On November 4, 2007, he made his debut in professional football, in a league match against RKC Waalwijk, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Saša Stojanović in a 2–0 defeat. On 7 March 2008, De Leeuw received a red card after being booked twice, in a 2–1 win over Emmen. In the 2008–09 season, De Leeuw was featured in the starting line-up for the first ten matches and scored his first goal, in a 2–1 loss against SC Cambuur and two weeks later, on 7 November 2008, he scored, again, in a 2–2 draw against RKC Waalwijk. During the season, he added three more goals and made twenty five appearances. In the 2009–10 season, De Leeuw would only score three goals in thirty-two appearances in all competitions. During the 2010–11 season, he scored ten goals in thirty-two appearances in all competitions, including a brace and providing an assist, in a 3–2 win over Dordrecht in the last game of the season. Shortly after the match, the club suffered a huge setback by declaring themselves bankrupt meaning they would not play in the Eerste Divisie. De Leeuw played four seasons for RBC Roosendaal, before joining SC Cambuur in summer 2011 on a two-year…