Pierre de Wit

Pierre de Wit

De Wit with Kaiserslautern
Personal information
Full name Pierre Marcel de Wit
Date of birth 26 September 1987 (1987-09-26) (age 24)
Place of birth Köln, West Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current club 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Number 21
Youth career
1992–2005 SC Köln Weiler Volkhoven
2005–2006 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Bayer Leverkusen II 50 (10)
2007–2009 Bayer Leverkusen 4 (0)
2007–2009 VfL Osnabrück (loan) 47 (5)
2010– 1. FC Kaiserslautern 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Pierre Marcel de Wit (born 26 September 1987 in Köln) is a German footballer, who plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

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Early life

Pierre was born in Köln to Lothar and Monika de Wit, he grew up in the suburban Chorweiler.[1]

Career

De Wit began his career 1992 with SC Köln Weiler Volkhoven and was in 2005 scouted by Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[2] After one year in the A-Youth (U-19) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he was promoted to the Regionalliga team, and earned his first professional games. In July 2007 he was called for the Bundesliga team of Bayer 04. He gave his debut on 8 November 2006 in 1:3 win over VfL Bochum.[3] After the season, de Wit left Bayer 04 Leverkusen and joined VfL Osnabrück on loan.[4] He played for VfL Osnabrück for two years, earing 47 caps, and scoring five goals.[5] On 30 June 2009, returned to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[6] After his return played only for Leverkusen's the reserve team.[7] On 3 December 2009, he announced his signing with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[8]

Personal life

He is married to Turkish-German girl Sevgi Özdamar.[9] The couple has a daughter - Amelie, born in May 2011. Pierre's uncle is former 2. Fußball-Bundesliga player Dirk de Wit.

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