Kik Pierie

Kik Pierie (born 20 July 2000) is an American-born Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club FC Twente, on loan from AFC Ajax.

Kik Pierie
Personal information
Full name Kik Pierie
Date of birth (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000
Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Twente
(on loan from Ajax)
Number 15
Youth career
Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Heerenveen 69 (2)
2019– Ajax 0 (0)
2019– Jong Ajax 22 (1)
2020– → Twente (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2015 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 9 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U17 14 (0)
2017– Netherlands U19 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:13, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2017

Club career

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

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 brother Take (by SC Heerenveen) and Stijn Pierie (LAC Frisia), are footballers too.[4]

References
  1. "Pierie tekent voor vijf seizoenen bij Ajax". AD.nl (in Dutch). Allgemeen Dagblad. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Ajax betaalt miljoenen aan sc Heerenveen en haalt Kik Pierie". Goal (in Dutch). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. "FC Twente huurt verdediger Pierie van Ajax". nos.nl. NOS. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. Kik Pierie (15) leeft zijn droom bij SC Heerenveen


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