{"id":99611,"date":"2025-05-20T11:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apollon.com.cy\/?p=99611"},"modified":"2025-05-20T11:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:47:22","slug":"peter-leeuwenburgh-stays-until-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apollon.com.cy\/en\/peter-leeuwenburgh-stays-until-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Leeuwenburgh stays until 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apollon Football (Public) Ltd is pleased to announce the contract extension of goalkeeper Peter Leeuwenburgh until May 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dutch shot-stopper joined Apollon in July 2023 and has since made 53 appearances across all competitions, keeping 18 clean sheets. During the recently concluded season, he was also one of the team\u2019s vice-captains.<\/p>\n

Peter Leeuwenburgh spoke exclusively to www.apollon.com.cy<\/strong><\/a> about his contract extension with our club until 2027. In this excerpt from his full interview in the official club magazine, the Dutch goalkeeper explains what this new deal means to him \u2014 and why, as he says, the decision to stay was \u201can easy one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What does this new contract mean to you personally?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m very happy to have signed a new deal. It wasn\u2019t a difficult decision for me or my family. Apollon had already informed us very early on of their intention to keep me \u2014 even before my injury. They were clear, honest and supportive, and that gave me confidence.
\nMy family is happy, the kids are at school, my wife has friends and a job. We are now part of the community. That\u2019s why it was an easy decision.<\/p>\n

You went through a difficult spell this season due to injury, yet the club showed faith in you. How important was that support for you?<\/strong>
\nIt was crucial to my recovery. When you don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen after you come back, when your future is uncertain, it creates even more stress \u2014 on top of the injury itself.
\nIt was a very stressful period for me. But from the very next day after the match, I received messages and phone calls from important people at the club.
\nThey all told me they wouldn\u2019t lose their trust in me, that their confidence remained intact, that their plans hadn\u2019t changed.
\nAnd those messages didn\u2019t stop. They kept coming throughout my rehabilitation.
\nIt meant a lot to know \u2014 at least in that regard \u2014 that I didn\u2019t need to worry. It helped me enormously. And they proved they meant what they said.<\/p>\n

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If you complete your contract, will Apollon be the club with the most years in your career?<\/strong>
\nTechnically, I spent more years under contract with Ajax, but not all of those were with the first team.
\nIf we\u2019re talking about first-team appearances, then yes \u2014 Apollon will be the club I\u2019ve stayed at the longest.
\nWe are happy here \u2014 both myself and my family. I wouldn\u2019t mind staying for at least another two years.
\nI truly believe this club has a lot of room to grow. My goal is to help Apollon get back into Europe.
\nThere is momentum here, and there\u2019s a lot of potential \u2014 and I want to experience that future here.<\/p>\n

What would you like to say to the club\u2019s supporters now that a new chapter begins?<\/strong>
\nI know the team\u2019s performances haven\u2019t been what you expected or what this club deserves.
\nBut I truly appreciate all the personal support and love you\u2019ve shown me over the last two years.
\nI hope we can continue like this \u2014 and give you better performances as a team in return.<\/p>\n

The full interview will be published in the upcoming issue of the official club magazine APOLLON LEMESOS.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Apollon Limassol family wishes the player continued success in blue and white.<\/p>\n

Apollon Limassol<\/strong>
\nPress Office<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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