Pierre Kleinheider

Career
Pierre started his career at Mainz 05 (09/10 season) but only played in the reserves for 4 years and played just under 100 games for the German side. He then transferred to German 3rd Tier Halle in the 13/14 season where he stayed two years playing 55 times. The next 3 seasons saw him play at three different teams and then in the 20/21 season he moved to Turkish side Galatasaray and stayed for 2 and a half years where he did not play. Midway through the 22/23 season, Gateshead number 1 (Harry Campbell) was sidelined for three months through injury. They needed a quick replacement so they opted for Pierre to fill the gap. Pierre took a while to settle in, but once he got used to play for the first time in 3 years, he ended up playing very well and once Campbell came back he kept his spot. He managed an impressive 27 games with only 18 conceded. During his second season, he ended up winning the top spot over Campbell. He played a total of 35 games and conceded 29 goals. The next season saw youngster Mirko Valtorta sign for the club who was suppose to be a back-up for Pierre. It was quickly realised that Mirko was the preferred option in the sticks. He still played 19 games and conceded 18 in the 24/25 season. For the 25/26 season, he announced he would be retiring at the end of the year. After playing the occasional cup game mostly at the start of the season. He was mainly the back-up GK except for the last home game of the season against Carlisle where he was allowed to say bye to the fans one last time where he helped them to a 3-2 win over the Cumbrian side. He ended the season on 17 appearances and conceding 14. He finished his Gateshead career with 98 appearances and only conceding 79.