Arthur Piedfort

Arthur Piedfort
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005
Place of birth Herentals, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Auxerre
Number 46
Youth career
2010–2013 FC Gierle
2013–2023 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Jong PSV 1 (0)
2023–2026 Westerlo 85 (3)
2026– Auxerre 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Belgium U17 3 (0)
2022–2023 Belgium U18 4 (1)
2023–2024 Belgium U19 10 (1)
2025– Belgium U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Arthur Piedfort (born 1 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Auxerre.

Club career

Piedfort began playing football with the youth of the Belgian club FC Gierle, before moving to the Netherlands with PSV's academy to finish his development. He made one appearance for Jong PSV in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie win over De Graafschap on 17 March 2023.[1] On 30 May 2023 he transferred to the Belgian Pro League club Westerlo in the Belgian Pro League on a contract until 2027.[2] He debuted in a 2–0 Belgian Pro League win over Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4 November 2023.[3]

On 1 July 2026, Piedfort signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 club Auxerre in France.[4]

International career

Piedfort was called up to the Belgium U17s for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[5] On 14 March 2025 he was called up to the Belgium U21s for a set of friendlies.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "17 maart 2023 - Jong PSV vs De Graafschap". vi.nl.
  2. ↑ "OFFICIEEL: Piedfort (18) ruilt PSV voor nieuw avontuur bij Westerlo". VoetbalPrimeur.be. 30 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Debuut Piedfort bij Westerlo | RTV". www.rtv.be.
  4. ↑ "Arthur Piedfort première recrue de l'été !" [Arthur Piedfort, the first signing of the summer!] (in French). AJ Auxerre. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Fofana, Mawete, Monticelli : 3 pépites belges à suivre durant l'Euro U17" (in French). RTBF. 12 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Royal Belgian FA". www.rbfa.be.
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