Kik_Pierie
Kik Pierie
Dutch footballer (born 2000)
Kik Pierie (born 20 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Excelsior. Born in the United States, Pierie represented the Netherlands at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Excelsior | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | LAC Frisia 1883 | ||
| 2011–2017 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Heerenveen | 62 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Jong Ajax | 37 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | → Twente (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Excelsior (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Excelsior | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2019 | |||
SC Heerenveen
Pierie started his professional career with SC Heerenveen, where he played three seasons with the club. He scored his first goal in a 3-5 loss vs. Feyenoord on 26 August 2018.[2]
Ajax
In April 2019, it was announced Pierie would join Ajax in the summer of 2019 having agreed a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to SC Heerenveen was reported as at least €4 million.[3][4]
Loan to FC Twente
On 16 July 2020, Pierie joined FC Twente on a season-long loan deal, having mostly appeared for the Ajax reserve team, Jong Ajax, during the previous season.[5]
On 21 May 2021, it was announced that Pierie's loan would be extended for another season.[6]
Loan to Excelsior
On 30 November 2022, Pierie agreed to join Excelsior on loan for the second part of the 2022–23 season.[7]
Excelsior
On 11 July 2023, Pierie signed a two year contract with Excelsior, parting ways with Ajax, for the club from Kralingen, ahead of the 2023–24 Eredivisie season.[8]
Since he was born in Boston, Pierie is eligible to represent the United States national team, but he has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels.
His father is former Dutch field hockey player Jean-Pierre Pierie [nl], currently professor of Endoscopic Surgery at University Medical Center Groningen. When Kik was born, Jean-Pierre worked at the Harvard Medical School. His younger brothers Take (by SC Heerenveen) and Stijn Pierie (LAC Frisia), are footballers too.[9]
- "K. Pierie – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Heerenveen vs. Feyenoord Match Report – Sunday August 26, 2018". FBref.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Pierie tekent voor vijf seizoenen bij Ajax". AD.nl (in Dutch). Allgemeen Dagblad. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "Ajax betaalt miljoenen aan sc Heerenveen en haalt Kik Pierie". Goal (in Dutch). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "FC Twente huurt verdediger Pierie van Ajax". nos.nl. NOS. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "Kik Pierie langer bij FC Twente". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "EXCELSIOR HUURT CENTRALE VERDEDIGER KIK PIERIE VAN AJAX" (in Dutch). Excelsior. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- Kik Pierie at WorldFootball.net
- Kik Pierie at Soccerway
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