Kik Pierie

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.

Kik Pierie
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000
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

Club career

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]

International career

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

His father is former Dutch field hockey player Jean-Pierre Pierie, 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
  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


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