Marco Bizot

About

Marco Remon 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.

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 Eerste Divisie for the 2011–12 season, in order to gain experience and to prove himself as a player.

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 seasons for the team.

On 22 June 2014, it was announced that Groningen had sold Bizot to Belgian side Genk. He signed a contract for three years.

On 10 May 2017, Bizot signed a contract…