![]() Peeters in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Patro Eisden | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Sporting Nevok Gruitrode | ||
1999–2011 | Genk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Genk | 5 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 27 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → MVV (loan) | 33 | (7) |
2015–2016 | MVV | 35 | (10) |
2016–2017 | Sint-Truiden | 37 | (5) |
2017–2019 | Caen | 27 | (0) |
2019 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Cercle Brugge | 24 | (6) |
2020–2023 | Eupen | 94 | (12) |
2023– | Patro Eisden | 22 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 |
Stef Peeters (born 9 February 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Patro Eisden. He formerly played for Genk, Sparta Rotterdam, MVV, Sint-Truiden, Cercle Brugge and Eupen.
Career
[edit]Genk
[edit]Born in Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Peeters is a Genk youth exponent,[2] joining them from childhood club Sporting Nevok Gruitrode as a seven-year-old.[3] He made his professional debut for Genk under head coach Mario Been on 19 November 2011, replacing Dániel Tőzsér in the 83rd minute of a 3–0 league win over Westerlo.[4] He signed his first contract three days later, on 22 November, keeping him at Genk until 2013.[5]
On 1 January 2013, Peeters was sent on a one-and-a-half-season loan to Sparta Rotterdam, after extending his contract with Genk until 2015.[6] He made his debut for Sparta as a starter on 3 February 2013 in a 1–0 victory against Cambuur in the Eerste Divisie.[7] Peeters scored his first professional goal exactly one year later, on 3 February 2014, opening the score in Sparta's 2–1 away win over Jong PSV.[8]
MVV
[edit]Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Peeters was sent on loan to Eerste Divisie club MVV alongside fellow Genk players Jordy Croux, Willem Ofori-Appiah and Alessio Alessandro as part of the two clubs' cooperation agreement.[9] He made his debut for the club on 8 August 2014 in a 5–0 loss away to Almere City in a game where MVV started seven Belgians.[10] On 25 August he scored his first goal for MVV on a penalty-kick in an away win over Jong Twente.[11]
Peeters signed a permanent deal with MVV on 23 June 2015, a one-year contract with an option for an additional season.[12]
Sint-Truiden
[edit]In summer 2016, Peeters joined Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truiden from MVV on a two-year deal.[2] During the 2016–17 season he amassed 13 assists and five goals in 39 matches.[2]
Caen
[edit]On 22 June 2017, French Ligue 1 Caen announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Peeters on a three-year contract,[2] for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[13]
He made his debut for Caen on 5 August 2017, the opening matchday of the 2017–18 season, replacing Durel Avounou in the 70th minute of a 1–0 away loss to Montpellier.[14] He would mostly remain a substitute during the first half of the season, only making his first league start on 20 December, playing 71 minutes before being subbed off in a 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.[15] In the second half of the season he became a starter for the club, finishing with a total of 25 appearances for Caen, who managed to avoid relegation.[16]
Eupen
[edit]On 7 July 2020, Peeters moved to Eupen.[17] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club in a league game against Oud-Heverlee Leuven.[18] He scored his first goal for the Pandas on 21 November 2020, giving his team the lead in the 57th minute of an eventual 2–2 away draw against Standard Liège.[19]
Patro Eisden
[edit]On 1 September 2023, Challenger Pro League club, Patro Eisden, made a remarkably unexpected move by signing Peeters as a free agent.[20] He signed a four-year contract with the club, recently promoted from the third-tier Belgian National Division 1, and managed by former Belgian international Stijn Stijnen.[21] Peeters made his debut for the club in the Belgian Cup, starting in a 2–0 victory against Hoogstraten on 9 September.[22] One week later, he made his debut for Klein Anderlecht in the Challenger Pro League, contributing to a 3–1 away victory against the real Anderlecht's reserves, the RSCA Futures.[23] He provided an assist for Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson's goal in the 54th minute.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stef Peeters". AS Eupen (in German). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Stef Peeters ruilt STVV voor Caen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "SHOT sprak met ... Stef Peeters". Cercle Brugge (in Dutch). 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Smeets, Rudi (21 November 2011). "Opgemerkt debuut van Stef Peeters bij KRC Genk". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Jeugdexponent Peeters krijgt contract bij Genk". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Eeckhaut, Dimitri (3 January 2013). "Stef Peeters ruilt Racing Genk voor Sparta Rotterdam". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Sparta Rotterdam vs. Cambuur – 3 February 2013". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Eerste zege Sparta onder Kruys". Trouw (in Dutch). 4 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Samenwerking KRC Genk en MVV officieel bekrachtigd". MVV (in Dutch). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Zware domper MVV bij seizoenstart in Almere (5–0)". MVV (in Dutch). 11 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Jong FC Twente verliest van MVV". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 25 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "MVV Maastricht legt 'regisseur' Stef Peeters definitief vast". MVV (in Dutch). 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Le Belge Stef Peeters (Saint-Trond) signe à Caen". L'Équipe (in French). 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Montpellier / SM Caen (1 / 0)". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "PSG vs. Caen 3–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "S. Peeters: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "KAS Eupen verpflichtet Stef Peeters". KAS Eupen (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "OH Leuven vs. AS Eupen – 10 August 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Standard Liège vs. AS Eupen 2–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Patro stunt met komst van Stef Peeters". TVL – Dagelijks nieuws uit Limburg (in Flemish). 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ De Schrijver, Jimmy; Standaert, Thomas (1 September 2023). "Stunttransfer in Eisden: Stef Peeters tekent voor vier seizoenen bij Patro". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Hoogstraten vs. Patro Eisden 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Kums, Tom (17 September 2023). "Patro Eisden wint opnieuw en staat knap tweede". TVL – Dagelijks nieuws uit Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht II vs. Patro Eisden 1–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Stef Peeters on Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Stef Peeters at Soccerway