Marlous Pieëte

Marlous Pieëte
Personal information
Date of birth 19 July 1989 (1989-07-19) (age 22)
Place of birth Naarden, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current club FC Twente
Number 11
Youth career
-2006 VVOG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
-2007 FC Twente 44 (12)
National team
2009- Netherlands 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2009

Marlous Pieëte (born 19 July 1989[1]) is a Dutch female international footballer. She plays as either a midfielder or a striker. She currently plays her club football for FC Twente and internationally for the Netherlands. She was born in Naarden.[2]

Club career

Pieëte began her career as a junior with VVOG, only leaving to join Be Quick '28 who were at the time playing at the highest level of women's football in the Netherlands.

She joined FC Twente in the 2007 close season as Twente were about to embark on the first season of the newly formed Women's Premier League. At the end of her first season with the club, she won a cup winners' medal.

International career

Pieëte represented the Netherlands at Under-17 and Under-19 level. She made her debut for the Netherlands senior team on 5 March 2009 against Russia in the Cyprus Cup.[1] She was selected for the 2009 European Championships squad, playing three times and scoring in the semi-final as the Netherlands lost to England.[3]

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