Pieter Gerkens

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Pieter Gerkens
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Gerkens with Genk
Personal information
Full name Pieter Tom Gerkens
Date of birth (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bilzen, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cercle Brugge
(on loan from Gent)
Number 18
Youth career
2001–2013 Genk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Genk 34 (2)
2016–2017 Sint-Truiden 50 (16)
2017–2020 Anderlecht 73 (11)
2020–2023 Antwerp 82 (6)
2023– Gent 51 (5)
2025–Cercle Brugge (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2011 Belgium U16 1 (0)
2011–2012 Belgium U17 9 (1)
2012–2013 Belgium U18 6 (0)
2013–2014 Belgium U19 13 (2)
2014 Belgium U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025

Pieter Tom Gerkens (born 13 August 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge on loan from Gent.

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Career

Gerkens made his professional debut for Genk at 28 November 2013 in a UEFA Europa League game against Dynamo Kyiv as an 88th-minute substitute. [1] At 1 December 2013, he made his league debut against Oud-Heverlee Leuven. [2] Three days later, he was a starter in the Belgian Cup against Mechelen. After 61 minutes, he was replaced for Anthony Limbombe. [3]

On 12 June 2023, Gerkens signed a four-year contract with Gent. [4]

For the 2025–26 season, Gerkens joined Cercle Brugge on loan with an option to buy. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Genk 2013–14 Belgian First Division A 1311020161
2014–15 19110201
2015–16 200020
Total3422020382
Sint-Truiden 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 122122
2016–17 Belgian First Division A3814103914
Total5016105116
Anderlecht 2017–18 Belgian First Division A344105010414
2018–19 3271040377
2019–20 7070
Total73112090108511
Antwerp 2020–21 Belgian First Division A3732072465
2021–22 2621072344
2022–23 Belgian Pro League1911050251
Total8264019410510
Gent 2023–24 Belgian Pro League32420111455
2024–25 Belgian Pro League1911140242
Total51531151697
Career total290401214551034846

References

  1. "Genk vs. Dynamo Kyiv - 28 November 2013". Soccerway.
  2. "Genk vs. OH Leuven - 1 December 2013". Soccerway.
  3. "Mechelen vs. Genk - 4 December 2013". Soccerway.
  4. "PIETER GERKENS IS EEN BUFFALO!" [PIETER GERKENS IS A BUFFALO!] (in Dutch). Gent. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. "Pieter Gerkens joins Cercle Brugge". Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Retrieved 24 July 2025.