Piet Velthuizen

Piet Velthuizen

Personal information
Full name	Piet Hubertus Velthuizen[1]
Date of birth	3 November 1986
Place of birth	Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Hapoel Haifa
Number	22
Youth career
	SCE
	Quick 1888
0000–2006	Vitesse/ AGOVV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Vitesse Arnhem	108	(0)
2010–2011	Hércules	3	(0)
2011–2016	Vitesse	108	(0)
2016–	Hapoel Haifa	5	(0)
National team^‡
2007–2008	Netherlands U-21	8	(0)
2008–2009	Netherlands B	3	(0)
2009	Netherlands	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2009

Piet Velthuizen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpit ˈfɛltɦœyzə(n)]^[2] born 3 November 1986) is a Dutch goalkeeper who participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He currently plays for Hapoel Haifa from the Israeli Premier League.

Club career

Vitesse

Velthuizen made his first team debut on 31 December 2006, in the 2–2 away match against Willem II. His career developed rapidly, and according to Sky Sports, he was among the most promising goalkeepers in Europe in 2008.^[3] He broke into the Vitesse first team in the 2007–08 season, when he signed a contract extension until 2011.^[4]

International career

Velthuizen received his first call-up to the Dutch squad on 21 March 2008 for the friendly match against Austria.^[5] On 5 September 2009, he made his debut for the national team in a friendly match against Japan after coming on as a half time substitute for Michel Vorm. He managed to keep a clean sheet in the 3:0 win.^[6] Currently he is no longer part of the national football team.

2008 Summer Olympics

He was selected by Foppe de Haan to be in the squad for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Although being first choice in most of the run-up to the Olympics, he was told by De Haan he would be second choice after the other Dutch goalkeeper in the squad; Kenneth Vermeer.

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2016.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitesse	2006–07	Eredivisie	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
	2007–08	Eredivisie	33	0	0	0	—		—		33	0
	2008–09	Eredivisie	33	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		—		35	0
	2009–10	Eredivisie	33	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		—		35	0
	2010–11	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		108	0	4	0	—		0	0	112	0
Hércules	2010–11	La Liga	3	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		—		5	0
Vitesse	2011–12	Eredivisie	29	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		4[lower-alpha 3]	0	36	0
	2012–13	Eredivisie	34	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		38	0
	2013–14	Eredivisie	34	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	41	0
	2014–15	Eredivisie	11	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		0	0	12	0
	2015–16	Eredivisie	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		108	0	8	0	6	0	6	0	128	0
Hapoel Haifa	2016–17	Israeli Premier League	5	0	4[lower-alpha 6]	0	—		—		9	0
Career total			224	0	18	0	6	0	6	0	254	0

1. Appearance(s) in KNVB Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey
3. Appearance(s) in 2011–12 Eredivisie European play-offs
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance(s) in 2013–14 Eredivisie European play-offs
6. Appearance(s) in Toto Cup

References

1. Interview Piet Velthuizen – Vitessespelers
2. In isolation, Velthuizen is pronounced [ˈvɛltɦœyzə(n)].
3. Gerrit van Leeuwen (28 January 2008). "Gunners check on Dutch keeper". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
4. "Keeper happy at Vitesse". Sky Sports. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
5. "Van Basten neemt Velthuizen mee" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
6. "Netherlands beat Japan 3–0 in friendly". Associated Press. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

External links

• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)