René Peters
René Peters (born 15 June 1981) is a Luxembourgish football player who currently plays for US Hostert. He used to be the captain of the national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Peters | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dudelange, Luxembourg | ||
| Playing position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | US Hostert | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tétange | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Créteil | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2008 | Swift Hesperange | 176 | (13) |
| 2008–2012 | Jeunesse Esch | 81 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | FC RM Hamm Benfica | 50 | (14) |
| 2014–2016 | CS Grevenmacher | 46 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Jeunesse Esch | 21 | (2) |
| 2017– | US Hostert | 31 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2013 | Luxembourg | 91 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2014 | |||
Club career
Peters was member of the professional squad of Belgian side Standard Liège in the 99/00 season but did not make the grade there and moved to French Ligue 2 outfit Créteil only to leave them after one season to stay with Swift Hesperange for 7 seasons.
In summer 2008 he joined Jeunesse.
International career
Peters made his debut for Luxembourg in an April 2000 friendly match against Estonia and by February 2013 had earned 89 caps, scoring 4 goals.[1] He played in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2]
He scored an international goal for the Luxembourg national football team on 11 October 2008 against Israel in the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2001 | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1-1 | 2-6 | 2002 World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 24 February 2004 | Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur, San Fernando, Spain |  | 1-1 | 2-4 | friendly match* |
| 3 | 30 January 2008 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  | 1-2 | 1-2 | friendly match |
| 4 | 11 October 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg |  | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2010 World Cup qualifying |
[*] Note: Not a full FIFA international, and unofficial for Faroe Islands.