Ariën Pietersma
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Ariën Pietersma (born 24 April 1987) is a Dutch former
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
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.


Career

Pietersma's first encounter with professional football was in the 2006–07 season with
NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...
. He was convicted of
burglary Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) or housebreaking, is a property crime involving the illegal entry into a building or other area without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence. Usually ...
in 2007, and was then loaned to
RBC Roosendaal RBC, previously known as RBC Roosendaal, is a football club based in Roosendaal, Netherlands. RBC currently plays in the fifth-tier Vierde Divisie after bankruptcy in 2011, restarting the club in the tenth tier Vijfde Klasse. History 1912– ...
for the following season. Pietersma was signed by Willem II in July 2008, as they were searching for a third goalkeeper. In 2009 he was once again loaned out to RBC, and then in 2010 he played for
Dijkse Boys Dijkse Boys was a Dutch amateur association football club from Helmond. The club was founded on May 8, 1948, and has played at amateur level in all its history, making it the second team in the town after professional crosstown rivals Helmond Spo ...
until the club withdrew from the
Topklasse The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede Div ...
for financial reasons. In his last game against
SC Genemuiden Sportclub Genemuiden is a football club based in Genemuiden, Netherlands. It plays its home matches at the 5,900-capacity Sportpark de Wetering. History The club was founded on 22 October 1930, and has played exclusively at amateur level in al ...
Pietersma was shown the red card for a scandalous foul of 'ernstig gemeen spel' (seriously mean play), which earned him a seven game suspension as the
KNVB The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women ...
stated.


References


External links


Profile at Voetbal International
1987 births Living people People from Steenbergen Dutch men's footballers NAC Breda players Willem II Tilburg players RBC Roosendaal players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from North Brabant {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub