Pierre de Wit
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Marcel de Wit | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2005 | SC Köln Weiler Volkhoven | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 50 | (10) |
| 2007–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 47 | (5) |
| 2010–2013 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 41 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | MSV Duisburg | 49 | (2) |
| Total | 191 | (20) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pierre Marcel de Wit (born 26 September 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Pierre was born in Köln to Lothar and Monika de Wit and grew up in the suburban Chorweiler.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]De Wit began his career 1992 with SC Köln Weiler Volkhoven and in 2005, he was scouted by Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[2] After one year in the A-Youth (U-19) of the club, he was promoted to the Regionalliga team, and earned his first professional games. In July 2007 he was called for the Bundesliga team of Leverkusen. He gave his debut on 8 November 2006 in 3–1 win over VfL Bochum.[3] After the season, de Wit left Leverkusen and joined VfL Osnabrück on loan. He played for VfL Osnabrück for two years, earning 47 caps, and scoring five goals.[4] On 30 June 2009, he returned to Leverkusen.[5] After his return he only played for Leverkusen's reserve team.
On 3 December 2009, de Wit announced his signing with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
On 5 August 2013, he joined MSV Duisburg on a three-year contract until June 2016.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is married to a Turkish-German woman Sevgi Özdamar. The couple has a daughter – Amelie, born in May 2011. Pierre's uncle is the former 2. Bundesliga player Dirk de Wit.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ De Wit von A – Z Archived 19 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ De Wit mein Heimatverein Archived 22 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spielbericht VfL Bochum – Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 (0–2)
- ^ Pierre de Wit wird Roter Teufel
- ^ Auf Teufel komm raus Archived 10 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Pierre de Wit at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1987 births
- Living people
- German people of Dutch descent
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Cologne
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players
- MSV Duisburg players
- VfL Osnabrück players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- 21st-century German sportsmen