Pieter Gerkens
Belgian footballer
![]() Gerkens with Genk | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pieter Tom Gerkens | ||
Date of birth | (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 28) | ||
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
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
Club
- As of 11 June 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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
External links
- Pieter Gerkens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Pieter Gerkens at FootballDatabase.eu
- Pieter Gerkens at Soccerway
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K.A.A. Gent – current squad
- 1 Schmidt
- 3 Brown
- 4 Watanabe
- 5 Kandouss
- 6 Gandelman
- 7 Hong
- 8 Gerkens
- 9 Guðjohnsen
- 11 Sonko
- 12 Gambor
- 14 Yokota
- 16 Delorge
- 17 Hjulsager
- 18 Samoise
- 19 Surdez
- 20 Mitrović
- 21 Dean
- 22 Fadiga
- 23 Torunarigha
- 24 Kums
- 25 Fortuna
- 26 Fortin
- 27 De Vlieger
- 28 Fernandez-Pardo
- 30 De Schrevel
- 33 Roef
- 39 Ayinde
- 41 Vernemmen
- Manager: Vrancken
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