Piet Velthuizen

Piet Velthuizen
Personal information
Full name Piet Hubertus Velthuizen[1]
Date of birth (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 22
Youth career
SCE
Quick 1888
0000–2006 Vitesse/ AGOVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Vitesse Arnhem 108 (0)
2010–2011 Hércules 3 (0)
2011–2016 Vitesse 108 (0)
2016–2017 Hapoel Haifa 27 (0)
2017 Omonia 9 (0)
2018- AZ 0 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Netherlands U-21 8 (0)
2008–2009 Netherlands B 3 (0)
2009 Netherlands 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2009

Piet Velthuizen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpit ˈfɛltɦœyzə(n)][2] born 3 November 1986) is a Dutch goalkeeper playing for AZ. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Vitesse

Velthuizen made his first team debut on 31 December 2006, in the 2–2 away match against Willem II. His career developed rapidly, and according to Sky Sports, he was among the most promising goalkeepers in Europe in 2008.[3] He broke into the Vitesse first team in the 2007–08 season, when he signed a contract extension until 2011.[4]

Omonia Nicosia

On 17 July 2017 Velthuizen signed a contract with the Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia. [5]

International career

Velthuizen received his first call-up to the Dutch squad on 21 March 2008 for the friendly match against Austria.[6] On 5 September 2009, he made his debut for the national team in a friendly match against Japan after coming on as a half time substitute for Michel Vorm. He managed to keep a clean sheet in the 3:0 win.[7] Currently he is no longer part of the national football team.

2008 Summer Olympics

He was selected by Foppe de Haan to be in the squad for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Although being first choice in most of the run-up to the Olympics, he was told by De Haan he would be second choice after the other Dutch goalkeeper in the squad; Kenneth Vermeer.

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2017.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitesse 2006–07 Eredivisie 8000—0080
2007–08 Eredivisie 33000——330
2008–09 Eredivisie 33020——350
2009–10 Eredivisie 33020——350
2010–11 Eredivisie 1000——10
Total 108040—001120
Hércules 2010–11 La Liga 3020——50
Vitesse 2011–12 Eredivisie 29030—4[lower-alpha 1]0360
2012–13 Eredivisie 34000—4[lower-alpha 2]0380
2013–14 Eredivisie 34030—4[lower-alpha 3]0410
2014–15 Eredivisie 11010—00120
2015–16 Eredivisie 0010——10
Total 108080—1201280
Hapoel Haifa 2016–17 Israeli Premier League 2705010—330
Omonia 2017–18 Cypriot First Division 9000——90
Career total 2550190101202870
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two in Eredivisie play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Interview Piet Velthuizen – Vitessespelers
  2. ↑ In isolation, Velthuizen is pronounced [ˈvɛltɦœyzə(n)].
  3. ↑ Gerrit van Leeuwen (28 January 2008). "Gunners check on Dutch keeper". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  4. ↑ "Keeper happy at Vitesse". Sky Sports. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  5. ↑ "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Piet Velthuizen". Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Van Basten neemt Velthuizen mee" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  7. ↑ "Netherlands beat Japan 3–0 in friendly". Associated Press. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
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