Pieter Gerkens
 Gerkens with Genk | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pieter Tom Gerkens | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilzen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2013 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Genk | 34 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Sint-Truiden | 50 | (16) |
| 2017–2020 | Anderlecht | 73 | (11) |
| 2020–2023 | Antwerp | 82 | (6) |
| 2023– | Gent | 24 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2014 | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 | |||
Pieter Tom Gerkens (born 13 August 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian club Gent.
Career[edit]
Gerkens made his professional debut for Genk at 28 November 2013 in a UEFA Europa League game against Dynamo Kyiv as an 88th-minute substitute.[1] At 1 December 2013, he made his league debut against Oud-Heverlee Leuven.[2] Three days later, he was a starter in the Belgian Cup against Mechelen. After 61 minutes, he was replaced for Anthony Limbombe.[3]
On 12 June 2023, Gerkens signed a four-year contract with Gent.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 11 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2013–14 | Belgian First Division A | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| Sint-Truiden | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 14 | |||
| Total | 50 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 16 | ||||
| Anderlecht | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 11 | ||
| Antwerp | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 46 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 82 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | — | 105 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 239 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 39 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Genk vs. Dynamo Kyiv - 28 November 2013". Soccerway.
- ^ "Genk vs. OH Leuven - 1 December 2013". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mechelen vs. Genk - 4 December 2013". Soccerway.
- ^ "PIETER GERKENS IS EEN BUFFALO!" [PIETER GERKENS IS A BUFFALO!] (in Dutch). Gent. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
External links[edit]
- Pieter Gerkens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Pieter Gerkens at FootballDatabase.eu
- Pieter Gerkens at Soccerway
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- Belgian men's footballers
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- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgian Pro League players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
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