Marco Bizot
 Bizot in 2025 with Brest | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2000 | SV Westfriezen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2011 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Ajax | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Cambuur (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Groningen | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Genk | 54 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | AZ | 125 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Brest | 139 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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Marco Bizot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː ˈbizɔt]; born 10 March 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Netherlands national team.
Club career
Ajax
Born in Hoorn, Netherlands, Marco Bizot started his career in his early youth for SV Westfriezen in Zwaag, Netherlands. This is where he was discovered at age ten, and brought to Ajax's youth academy in 2000, from where he started in the E-youth levels. He joined the Jong Ajax selection for the 2010–11 season, where he received ample playing time under coaches Pieter Huistra and Fred Grim. After a successful season with Jong Ajax, Bizot received a contract extension, and was loaned to Cambuur in the Dutch Eerste Divisie for the 2011–12 season, in order to gain experience and to prove himself as a player.[1]
Groningen
On 14 June 2012, Ajax and Groningen came to the agreement of a direct transfer of Bizot. Bizot developed into a solid Eredivisie goalkeeper and played 50 matches in two season for the team.
Genk
On 22 June 2014, it was announced that Groningen had sold Bizot to Belgian side Genk. He signed a contract for three years.
AZ
On 10 May 2017, Bizot signed a contract at AZ. He was picked as the replacement of Tim Krul, who returned to Newcastle United after a loan spell. Bizot played all 40 official games in the following season and met the finals of the TOTO KNVB Cup. After the summer, he remained consistent with the most clean sheets ever in the Eredivisie.[2] In February 2020 he extended his contract to mid-2022.
Brest
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On 4 August 2021, Brest announced that Bizot had penned a three-year contract with the club, for a reported fee of €1 million.[3][4] He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season; a 1–1 draw against Lyon.[5] Bizot kept his first clean sheet for Brest on 31 October, which was also the club's first win of the season, a 2–0 home victory against Monaco.[6] In the 2023–24 season, he contributed to his club's impressive campaign,[7] with 13 clean sheets,[8] as they secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League.[9]
Aston Villa
On 15 July 2025, Bizot signed for English Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee.[10]
International career
Bizot earned his first full international call up in Ronald Koeman's first Netherlands squad in March 2018. He made his debut in a friendly against Spain on 11 November 2020.
Bizot received a call up on 1 March 2024 for a brace of friendlies against Scotland and Germany. [11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 August 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cambuur (loan) | 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Groningen | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| Genk | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11[e] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |||
| AZ | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14[e] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[f] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 125 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | — | 164 | 0 | ||||
| Brest | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[g] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 148 | 0 | ||||
| Aston Villa | 2025–26 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 384 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 467 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
- ^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-off
- ^ a b Appearances in Eredivise European play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League European play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 11 November 2020[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Marco Bizot profile". Goal.com. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Marco Bizot profile". Goal.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "04.08.21 | Marco Bizot, c'est signé !". STADE BRESTOIS 29 - LE SITE OFFICIEL (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Official | Brest sign Dutch international goalkeeper Bizot | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Lyon vs. Brest – 7 August 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Quennehen, Hugo (7 November 2021). "Stade Brestois. Marco Bizot : J'ai traversé beaucoup d'épreuves". Ouest-France (in French).
- ^ Entwistle, Luke (17 February 2024). "What is the secret of Brest's surprise success? Stability and experience". The Guardian.
- ^ "France Ligue 1 – Clean Sheets". FootyStats. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Brest secures final automatic Champions League spot in French league, PSG wins without Mbappé". The Washington Post. 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Aston Villa announce Marco Bizot signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Weghorst: 'Plek in voorselectie Oranje stap naar allergrootste droom' - NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". www.nu.nl. 7 March 2018.
- ^ "M. Bizot". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Marco Bizot at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- Marco Bizot – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Marco Bizot – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
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