Marco Bizot
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| Full name | Marco Bizot | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2000 | SV Westfriezen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2011 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Ajax | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → SC Cambuur (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | FC Groningen | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | KRC Genk | 54 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | AZ | 92 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Marco Bizot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː ˈbizɔt]; born 10 March 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AZ in the Eredivisie.
Career
Ajax
Born in Hoorn, Netherlands, Marco Bizot started his career in his early youth for SV Westfriezen in Zwaag, Netherlands. This is where he was discovered at age ten, and brought to Ajax's youth academy in 2000, from where he started in the E-youth levels. He joined the Jong Ajax selection for the 2010–11 season, where he received ample playing time under coaches Pieter Huistra and Fred Grim. After a successful season with Jong Ajax, Bizot received a contract extension, and was loaned to SC Cambuur in the Dutch Eerste Divisie for the 2011–12 season, in order to gain experience and to prove himself as a player.[1]
Groningen
On 14 June 2012, Ajax and FC Groningen came to the agreement of a direct transfer of Bizot. Bizot developed into a solid Eredivisie goalkeeper and played 50 matches in two season for the team.
Genk
On 22 June 2014, it was announced that Groningen had sold Bizot to Belgian side Racing Genk. He signed a contract for three years.
AZ Alkmaar
On 10 May 2017 Bizot signed a contract at AZ Alkmaar. He was picked as the replacement of Tim Krul, who returned to Newcastle United after a loan spell. Bizot played all 40 official games in the following season and met the finals of the TOTO KNVB Cup. After the summer, he remained consistent with the most clean sheets ever in the Eredivisie.[2] On February 2020 he extended his contract to mid-2022.
International career
Bizot earned his first full international call up in Ronald Koeman’s first Netherlands squad in March 2018.[3]
References
- ^ "Marco Bizot profile". Goal.com. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Marco Bizot profile". Goal.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Weghorst: 'Plek in voorselectie Oranje stap naar allergrootste droom' - NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". www.nu.nl.
External links
- Marco Bizot at WorldFootball.net
- Marco Bizot – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 September 2012)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Hoorn
- Dutch footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian First Division A players
- SC Cambuur players
- AFC Ajax players
- FC Groningen players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Netherlands under-21 international footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Dutch football goalkeeper stubs