Please answer the following question: Martijn Meerdink (born 15 September 1976 in Winterswijk) is a Dutch former footballer who most notably played for AZ. In his career he played for De Graafschap AZ and FC Groningen.At the beginning of his career he was a player of De Graafschap he was known by supporters for his crossing ability and his skill at getting through the defense in preparation to cross. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete