| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Peters | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dudelange, Luxembourg | ||
| Playing position | central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Jeunesse Esch | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tétange | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Créteil | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2008 | Swift Hesperange | 176 | (13) |
| 2008– | Jeunesse Esch | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000- | Luxembourg | 78 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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René Peters (born 15 June 1981) is a Luxembourgian football player who currently plays for Jeunesse Esch. He is currently the captain of the national team.
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Peters was member of the professional squad of Belgian side Standard Liège in the 99/00 season but did not make the grade there and moved to French Ligue 2 outfit Créteil only to leave them after one season to stay with Swift Hesperange for 7 seasons.
In summer 2008 he joined Jeunesse.
Peters made his debut for Luxembourg in an April 2000 friendly match against Estonia and by December 2008 had earned 64 caps, scoring 3 goals.[1] He played in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2]
He scored an international goal for the Luxembourg national football team on 11 October 2008 against Israel in the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2001 | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1-1 | 2-6 | 2002 World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 30 January 2008 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1-2 | 1-2 | friendly match |
| 3 | 11 October 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | Israel | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2010 World Cup qualifying |