Lorenzo Piqué (born 17 September 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Derde Divisie club Kozakken Boys.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kozakken Boys | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alexandria '66 | |||
| Feyenoord | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | ADO Den Haag | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Volendam | 15 | (0) |
| 2012 | ASWH | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2023 | TOP Oss | 313 | (4) |
| 2023– | Kozakken Boys | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:46, 2 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editIn his youth, Piqué played for Feyenoord, but never made his debut. He played most of his games for the reserve team, Jong Feyenoord.
In 2009, Piqué was transferred to ADO Den Haag,[2] where he signed a contract until the summer of 2010. Because of the injury of his cousin, Mitchell Piqué,[3] he played many friendly games in the pre-season as left-back. He made his debut in the 3–0 loss to Ajax on 27 September due to an injury of Ahmed Ammi.[4]
In the 2010–11 season, Piqué mainly played in the reserve team of ADO, partly due to depth and competition at the centre back position from the likes of Ramon Leeuwin and Christian Supusepa.
On 1 August 2011, Piqué moved to FC Volendam, where he signed a one-year deal.[5] In September 2012, he initially moved to fifth-tier Hoofdklasse club ASWH, but the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) declared him ineligible to play, which meant that Piqué could only practice until receiving a playing license in the winter break.[6] Therefore, he decided to trial with FC Oss, where he eventually signed a contract on 17 October 2012, until the end of the 2012–13 season.[7]
Piqué left Oss in June 2018,[8] but returned in January 2019 after not finding a new club during the summer transfer window.[9] The club had at that point changed its name to TOP Oss.[10] After the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie season, Piqué had made 221 league appearances for the club, in which he scored four goals.[11]
On 7 October 2022, Piqué, alongside teammate Rick Stuy van den Herik, reached 300 appearances for TOP Oss.[12] On 17 February 2023, he surpassed Raymond Koopman's record to reach a club record of 315 appearances.[13] In May 2023, the club decided not to extend his expiring contract, ending his tenure with TOP Oss.[14] Piqué at his departure held the lone record for TOP Oss with his 327 club appearances.[13]
On 12 July 2023, Piqué signed a two-year contract with a third-tier Tweede Divisie side Kozakken Boys.[15]
Personal life
editBorn in the Netherlands, Piqué is of Surinamese descent.[16]
References
edit- ^ "L. Piqué – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Lorenzo Piqué voor één seizoen naar ADO Den Haag". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Lorenzo Pique verre neef van Mitchell Pique". adofans.nl. 16 July 2009.
- ^ Ajax vs. ADO Den Haag - 27 September 2009
- ^ "FC Volendam legt Ahahaoui én Piqué vast" (in Dutch). Trouw. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Feenstra, Richard (19 October 2012). "Pique niet naar ASWH". voetbalrotterdam.nl (in Dutch). Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "FC Oss versterkt zich met Lorenzo Piqué na succesvolle stage" (in Dutch). ELF Voetbal. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Lorenzo Piqué vertrek uit Oss" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Raijer, Jules (24 January 2019). "Lorenzo Piqué tot 2021 bij TOP Oss" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "FC Oss wordt weer TOP Oss!". www.fcoss.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Netherlands - L. Piqué - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "300 keer Lorenzo Piqué en Rick Stuy van den Herik in het Osse rood-wit". TOP Oss (in Dutch). 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Clubhistorie is geschreven door Rick Stuy van den Herik en Lorenzo Piqué!". TOP Oss (in Dutch). 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Fassbender, Wout (15 May 2023). "Recordhouder Lorenzo Piqué vertrekt na laatste thuisduel via achterdeur bij TOP Oss: "Het raakt mij nu niet meer"". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Lorenzo Pique twee jaar 'Kozak'" [Lorenzo Pique two years 'Cossack'] (in Dutch). Kozakken Boys. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
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External links
edit- Lorenzo Piqué at WorldFootball.net