Pierre Marcel de Wit (born 26 September 1987) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Early life

Pierre was born in Köln to Lothar and Monika de Wit and grew up in the suburban

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Career

De Wit began his career 1992 with SC Köln Weiler Volkhoven and in 2005, he was scouted by Bayer 04 Leverkusen. After one year in the A-Youth (U-19) of the club, he was promoted to the Regionalliga team, and earned his first professional games. In July 2007 he was called for the Bundesliga team of Leverkusen. He gave his debut on 8 November 2006 in 3–1 win over

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. After the season, de Wit left Leverkusen and joined

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on loan. He played for VfL Osnabrück for two years, earning 47 caps, and scoring five goals. On 30 June 2009, he returned to Leverkusen. After his return he only played for Leverkusen's reserve team. On 3 December 2009, de Wit announced his signing with

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...

. On 5 August 2013, he joined

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was on ...

on a three-year contract until June 2016.

Personal life

He is married to Turkish-German girl Sevgi Özdamar. The couple has a daughter – Amelie, born in May 2011. Pierre's uncle is the former

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player Dirk de Wit.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wit, Pierre De 1987 births Living people Footballers from Cologne Association football midfielders German footballers Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players MSV Duisburg players VfL Osnabrück players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players German people of Dutch descent