Stef Peeters

Stef Peeters (born 9 February 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Eupen. He formerly played for Genk, Sparta Rotterdam, MVV, Sint-Truiden and Cercle Brugge.

Stef Peeters
Peeters in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992
Place of birth Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Belgium
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eupen
Number 8
Youth career
1998–1999 Sporting Nevok Gruitrode
1999–2011 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Genk 5 (0)
2013–2014 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 27 (2)
2014–2015 → MVV (loan) 33 (7)
2015–2016 MVV 35 (10)
2016–2017 Sint-Truiden 37 (5)
2017–2019 Caen 27 (0)
2019 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2020 Cercle Brugge 24 (6)
2020– Eupen 82 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:48, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Genk

Born in Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Peeters is a Genk youth exponent,[2] joining them from childhood club Sporting Nevok Gruitrode as a seven-year-old.[3] He made his professional debut for Genk under head coach Mario Been on 19 November 2011, replacing Dániel Tőzsér in the 83rd minute of a 3–0 league win over Westerlo.[4] He signed his first contract three days later, on 22 November, keeping him at Genk until 2013.[5]

On 1 January 2013, Peeters was sent on a one-and-a-half-season loan to Sparta Rotterdam, after extending his contract with Genk until 2015.[6] He made his debut for Sparta as a starter on 3 February 2013 in a 1–0 victory against Cambuur in the Eerste Divisie.[7] Peeters scored his first professional goal exactly one year later, on 3 February 2014, opening the score in Sparta's 2–1 away win over Jong PSV.[8]

MVV

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Peeters was sent on loan to Eerste Divisie club MVV alongside fellow Genk players Jordy Croux, Willem Ofori-Appiah and Alessio Alessandro as part of the two clubs' cooperation agreement.[9] He made his debut for the club on 8 August 2014 in a 5–0 loss away to Almere City in a game where MVV started seven Belgians.[10] On 25 August he scored his first goal for MVV on a penalty-kick in an away win over Jong Twente.[11]

Peeters signed a permanent deal with MVV on 23 June 2015, a one-year contract with an option for an additional season.[12]

Sint-Truiden

In summer 2016, Peeters joined Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truiden from MVV on a two-year deal.[2] During the 2016–17 season he amassed 13 assists and five goals in 39 matches.[2]

Caen

On 22 June 2017, French Ligue 1 Caen announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Peeters on a three-year contract,[2] for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[13]

He made his debut for Caen on 5 August 2017, the opening matchday of the 2017–18 season, replacing Durel Avounou in the 70th minute of a 1–0 away loss to Montpellier.[14] He would mostly remain a substitute during the first half of the season, only making his first league start on 20 December, playing 71 minutes before being subbed off in a 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.[15] In the second half of the season he became a starter for the club, finishing with a total of 25 appearances for Caen, who managed to avoid relegation.[16]

Eupen

On 7 July 2020, Peeters moved to Eupen.[17] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club in a league game against Oud-Heverlee Leuven.[18]

References
  1. "Stef Peeters". AS Eupen (in German). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "Stef Peeters ruilt STVV voor Caen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. "SHOT sprak met ... Stef Peeters". Cercle Brugge (in Dutch). 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. Smeets, Rudi (21 November 2011). "Opgemerkt debuut van Stef Peeters bij KRC Genk". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. "Jeugdexponent Peeters krijgt contract bij Genk". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. Eeckhaut, Dimitri (3 January 2013). "Stef Peeters ruilt Racing Genk voor Sparta Rotterdam". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. "Sparta Rotterdam vs. Cambuur – 3 February 2013". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. "Eerste zege Sparta onder Kruys". Trouw (in Dutch). 4 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  9. "Samenwerking KRC Genk en MVV officieel bekrachtigd". MVV (in Dutch). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  10. "Zware domper MVV bij seizoenstart in Almere (5–0)". MVV (in Dutch). 11 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  11. "Jong FC Twente verliest van MVV". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 25 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. "MVV Maastricht legt 'regisseur' Stef Peeters definitief vast". MVV (in Dutch). 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. "Le Belge Stef Peeters (Saint-Trond) signe à Caen". L'Équipe (in French). 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. "Montpellier / SM Caen (1 / 0)". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  15. "PSG vs. Caen – 20 December 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  16. "S. Peeters: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  17. "KAS Eupen verpflichtet Stef Peeters". KAS Eupen (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "OH Leuven vs. AS Eupen – 10 August 2020". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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