▁and ▁Ajax ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁E red iv ise . ▁ ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁Piet ers ▁signed ▁for ▁English ▁club ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁on ▁a ▁four - year ▁contract ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁€ 3 . 6   mill ion ▁( £ 3   mill ion ). ▁After ▁agree ing ▁to ▁join ▁Sto ke , ▁Piet ers ▁revealed ▁that ▁his ▁main ▁amb ition ▁was ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁England . ▁– ▁" Of ▁course , ▁I ' ve ▁always ▁wanted ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League . ▁It ' s ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hard est ▁compet itions ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁with ▁some ▁great ▁players ▁and ▁teams ▁and ▁I ' m ▁really ▁excited ▁about ▁it . ▁I ' m ▁really ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁playing ▁for ▁this ▁Club . ▁It ' s ▁important ▁for ▁me ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁impression ▁is ▁good ▁and ▁I ' ve ▁got ▁a ▁great ▁feeling ▁about ▁Sto ke ▁City ." ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Sto ke ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁defeat ▁against ▁Liverpool . ▁Piet ers ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁Sto ke ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁New castle ▁United ▁after ▁his ▁intended ▁cross ▁beat ▁Tim ▁Kr ul . ▁Piet ers ▁played ▁ 3 9 ▁times ▁for ▁Sto ke ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁in ▁nin