Marco Bizot

Marco Bizot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː ˈbizɔt]; born 10 March 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Brest and the Netherlands national team.

Marco Bizot
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Brest
Number 40
Youth career
0000–2000 SV Westfriezen
2000–2011 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Ajax 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Cambuur (loan) 17 (0)
2012–2014 Groningen 50 (0)
2014–2017 Genk 54 (0)
2017–2021 AZ 125 (0)
2021– Brest 75 (0)
International career‡
2011–2013 Netherlands U21 7 (0)
2020– Netherlands 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA Nations League
Silver medal – second place2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

Ajax

Born in Hoorn, Netherlands, Marco Bizot started his career in his early youth for SV Westfriezen in Zwaag, Netherlands. This is where he was discovered at age ten, and brought to Ajax's youth academy in 2000, from where he started in the E-youth levels. He joined the Jong Ajax selection for the 2010–11 season, where he received ample playing time under coaches Pieter Huistra and Fred Grim. After a successful season with Jong Ajax, Bizot received a contract extension, and was loaned to Cambuur in the Dutch Eerste Divisie for the 2011–12 season, in order to gain experience and to prove himself as a player.[1]

Groningen

On 14 June 2012, Ajax and Groningen came to the agreement of a direct transfer of Bizot. Bizot developed into a solid Eredivisie goalkeeper and played 50 matches in two season for the team.

Genk

On 22 June 2014, it was announced that Groningen had sold Bizot to Belgian side Genk. He signed a contract for three years.

AZ

On 10 May 2017, Bizot signed a contract at AZ. He was picked as the replacement of Tim Krul, who returned to Newcastle United after a loan spell. Bizot played all 40 official games in the following season and met the finals of the TOTO KNVB Cup. After the summer, he remained consistent with the most clean sheets ever in the Eredivisie.[2] In February 2020 he extended his contract to mid-2022.

Brest

On 4 August 2021, Brest announced that Bizot had penned a three-year contract with the club, for a reported fee of €1 million.[3][4] He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season; a 1–1 draw against Lyon.[5] Bizot kept his first clean sheet for Brest on 31 October, which was also the club's first win of the season, a 2–0 home victory against Monaco.[6]

International career

Bizot earned his first full international call up in Ronald Koeman’s first Netherlands squad in March 2018. He made his debut in a friendly against Spain on 11 November 2020.[7]

References
  1. "Marco Bizot profile". Goal.com. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. "Marco Bizot profile". Goal.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "04.08.21 | Marco Bizot, c'est signé !". STADE BRESTOIS 29 - LE SITE OFFICIEL (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. "Official | Brest sign Dutch international goalkeeper Bizot | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. "Lyon vs. Brest – 7 August 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. Quennehen, Hugo (7 November 2021). "Stade Brestois. Marco Bizot : J'ai traversé beaucoup d'épreuves". Ouest-France (in French).
  7. "Weghorst: 'Plek in voorselectie Oranje stap naar allergrootste droom' - NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". www.nu.nl. 7 March 2018.


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