Kik Pierie

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Kik Pierie
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2019

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.

Club career[edit]

SC Heerenveen[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

On 30 November 2022, Pierie agreed to join Excelsior on loan for the second part of the 2022–23 season.[7]

Excelsior[edit]

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]

International career[edit]

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.

Personal life[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "K. Pierie – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Heerenveen vs. Feyenoord Match Report – Sunday August 26, 2018". FBref.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Pierie tekent voor vijf seizoenen bij Ajax". AD.nl (in Dutch). Allgemeen Dagblad. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Ajax betaalt miljoenen aan sc Heerenveen en haalt Kik Pierie". Goal (in Dutch). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. ^ "FC Twente huurt verdediger Pierie van Ajax". nos.nl. NOS. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Kik Pierie langer bij FC Twente". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ "EXCELSIOR HUURT CENTRALE VERDEDIGER KIK PIERIE VAN AJAX" (in Dutch). Excelsior. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Excelsior legt Kik Pierie voor twee seizoenen vast". Excelsior Rotterdam. 11 July 2023.
  9. ^ Kik Pierie (15) leeft zijn droom bij SC Heerenveen [permanent dead link]

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