Erik Pieters

Club

_Retired Soccer

Position

Centre-Back

Nationality

The Netherlands

Date of birth

1988-08-07

Birthplace

Tiel, Netherlands

Height

183 cm

Weight

183 lbs

Signing / transfer fee

undisclosed

Erik Pieters (born 7 August 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left-back and centre-back with Stoke City U21s as a overage player and coach.

Pieters began his career with Utrecht and made his professional debut in August 2006. He impressed enough at the Stadion Galgenwaard to earn a move to PSV Eindhoven in July 2008 for €2.5 million. At PSV, he won the Johan Cruijff Shield in 2008 and the KNVB Beker in 2011–12 and also became a regular member of the Dutch national team. Injuries hampered his progress in 2012–13 before he moved to English side Stoke City in June 2013 for €3.6 million.

Pieters spent six years with Stoke and made 206 appearances before joining Burnley in July 2019. He signed for Championship club West Bromwich Albion in September 2022 for a further two seasons. He had a short term spell at Luton Town without making a first-team appearance prior to moving to Championship side Derby County in late March 2025 in a deal until the end of the season; he left the club in June 2025.