Piet Velthuizen (born 3 November 1986) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Vitesse. Velthuizen is a goalkeeper who was born in Nijmegen and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 2006-07 season. According to Sky Sports, he is, as of 2008, among the most promising goalkeepers in Europe. He broke into the Vitesse first team in the 2007-08 season, when he signed a contract extension until 2011. His ...
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Piet Velthuizen (born 3 November 1986) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Vitesse. Velthuizen is a goalkeeper who was born in Nijmegen and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 2006-07 season. According to Sky Sports, he is, as of 2008, among the most promising goalkeepers in Europe. He broke into the Vitesse first team in the 2007-08 season, when he signed a contract extension until 2011. His displays brought him to the attention of an Arsenal F.C. scout, who watched him in a league game.
Velthuizen received his first call-up to the Dutch squad on 21 March 2008 for the friendly match against Austria. On 5 September 2009, he made his debut for the national team in a friendly match against Japan after coming on as a half time substitute for Michel Vorm. He managed to keep a clean sheet in the 1:0 win.
He was selected by Foppe de Haan to be in the squad for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Although being first choice in most...
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