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Erik Pieters

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Erik Pieters (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrɪk ˈpitərs]; born 7 August 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back and centre-back and is currently a free agent. Pieters began his career with Utrecht and made his professional debut in August 2006. He impressed enough at the Stadion Galgenwaard to earn a move to PSV Eindhoven in July 2008 for €2.5 million. At PSV, he won the Johan Cruijff Shield in 2008 and the KNVB Beker in 2011–12 and also became a regular member of the Dutch national team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Erik Pieters is the 17,489th most popular soccer player (down from 13,930th in 2024), the 1,654th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,478th in 2019) and the 421st most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Erik Pieters ranks 17,489 out of 21,273. Before him are Moussa Djenepo, Ryan Shawcross, Uffe Bech, Teaonui Tehau, Michael Thwaite, and Cornell Glen. After him are Milovan Mirošević, Daniel Adlung, Onyekachi Apam, Nikola Katić, Masahiko Ichikawa, and Toto Tamuz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Erik Pieters ranks 1,225. Before him are Álex Granell, Boy van Poppel, João Paulo, Dorian van Rijsselberghe, Serhiy Semenov, and Astrid Øyre Slind. After him are Toto Tamuz, Keston Bledman, Kevin Schmidt, Osama Elsamni, Housain Al-Mogahwi, and Joãozinho.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Erik Pieters ranks 1,655 out of 1,646. Before him are Merel van Dongen (1993), Michiel Kramer (1988), Boy van Poppel (1988), Glenn Loovens (1983), Dorian van Rijsselberghe (1988), and Jeffrey Hoogland (1993). After him are Johan Kenkhuis (1980), Dominique Janssen (1995), Eefke Mulder (1977), Pim Ligthart (1988), Dustley Mulder (1985), and Amy Pieters (1991).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Erik Pieters ranks 421. Before him are Mees Hilgers (2001), Sylvano Comvalius (1987), Mats Wieffer (1999), Merel van Dongen (1993), Michiel Kramer (1988), and Glenn Loovens (1983). After him are Dominique Janssen (1995), Dustley Mulder (1985), Raphael Maitimo (1984), Lars Veldwijk (1991), Derrick Luckassen (1995), and Shayne Pattynama (1998).

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