Jordens Peters

Dutch footballer (born 1987)

Jordens Peters
Personal information
Peters with Willem II in 2014
Date of birth	(1987-05-03) 3 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	BMC
1997–2005	Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2012	Den Bosch	180	(3)
2012–2021	Willem II	235	(7)
Total		415	(10)
International career
2003–2004	Netherlands U17	6	(0)
2005–2006	Netherlands U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jordens Peters (born 3 May 1987) is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who is currently the chief executive of Roda JC Kerkrade. During his playing career he played as a centre-back and represented Willem II and FC Den Bosch.

Playing career

Den Bosch

Peters played in the youth department of BMC from Berlicum – the town where he grew up – until he was scouted to the youth academy of FC Den Bosch in 1998.^[1]

He made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season in the first team, in the Eerste Divisie. He scored his first goal in professional football on 5 September 2008, in a match against Cambuur (0–3).^[2] Peters grew into a regular starter in Den Bosch was part of the first team for seven years. The highlight of his tenure at the club was the 2007–08 season, in which he and his teammates finished third and won a period title. Eventually, the team failed to win promotion after being knocked out in the play-offs.

Willem II

In 2012, Peters signed with Willem II, who had won promotion to the Eredivisie in the previous season. With that club, he finished in last place that season and relegation followed, but by winning the Eerste Divisie title in 2013–14, they returned to the highest level after one season. After that year, Peters himself was also named "Captain of the Season" of the Eerste Divisie.^[3] The club then succeeded in the 2014–15 season to retain themselves in the Eredivisie. Ninth place that year was the club's best result in eleven years. In the 2015–16 season, Willem II finished 16th, which meant that they had to compete in the play-offs to retain a place in the Eredivisie. Peters scored one goal in these matches. Partly because of this, they were able to secure a place in the Eredivisie for the following season. In January 2017, Willem II announced that Peters had extended his contract for two years.^[4] He suffered a serious knee injury in November 2017, which meant that he was sidelined for a year.^[1] On 29 January 2020, Willem II announced that Peters had extended his contract until mid-2021.^[5] He reached the final of the 2019–20 KNVB Cup with the club, eventually losing the game to Ajax.^[1]

On 19 May 2021, Peters announced his retirement from professional football citing knee injuries as the reason for his decision.^[1]

Post-playing career

Peters was announced as the new CEO of Roda JC Kerkrade on 6 October 2021.^[6]^[7]

Honours

Willem II

Eerste Divisie: 2013–14
KNVB Cup runner-up: 2019–20

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Aert, Dolf van (19 May 2021). "Jordens Peters stopt per direct: 'Het lichaam zegt nee'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
^ "Nederland - J. Peters - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Boymans uitgeroepen tot beste speler Jupiler League". NU (in Dutch). 29 April 2014.
^ "Jordens Peters laat clausule vallen en verlengt contract". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 January 2017.
^ Meijer, Chris (29 January 2020). "Willem II communiceert 'uitzonderlijke' situatie met contractverlenging". Voetbalzone (in Dutch).
^ "Jurgen Streppel verlengt contract, Jordens Peters nieuwe algemeen directeur". Roda JC Kerkrade (Press release) (in Dutch). 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "Jordens Peters (ex-Willem II) wordt algemeen directeur Roda JC". NOS (in Dutch). 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2023.