Marco Bizot

Marco Bizot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː ˈbizɔt]; born 10 March 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Brest and the Netherlands national team.

Marco Bizot

Bizot in 2025 with Brest
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Hoorn, Netherlands
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Brest
Number	40
Youth career
0000–2000	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–	Brest	139	(0)
International career‡
2011–2013	Netherlands U21	7	(0)
2020	Netherlands	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands UEFA Nations League 2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

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

Bizot in 2024 with Brest

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]

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. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cambuur (loan)	2011–12	Eerste Divisie	17	0	0	0	—		4[a]	0	21	0
Groningen	2012–13	Eredivisie	16	0	0	0	—		2[b]	0	18	0
	2013–14		34	0	3	0	—		4[b]	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[c]	0	32	0
	2016–17		22	0	4	0	11[d]	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[d]	0	—		41	0
	2019–20		24	0	3	0	14[d]	0	—		41	0
	2020–21		33	0	1	0	8[e]	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	0	—		41	0
	Total		139	0	0	0	9	0	—		148	0
Career total			383	0	27	0	44	0	12	0	466	0

1. Appearance in Eerste Divisie promotion play-off
2. Appearance in Eredivise European Competition play-off
3. Appearance in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-off
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 November 2020^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2020	1	0
Total		1	0