Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Portsmouth
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614) Jimmy Brown
PNE 64 apps; 3 goals
Pompey 5 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 11/10/1975 v Brighton (A) – Lost 0-1
281) Henry Croft
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Pompey 5 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 20/04/1921 v Manchester City (A) – Lost 1-5
908) John Curtis
PNE 12 apps; 0 goals
Pompey 7 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 11/09/2004 v Stoke (H) – Won 3-0
991) Ritchie de Laet
PNE 5 apps; 0 goals
Pompey 22 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 20/11/2010 v Q.P.R. (A) – Lost 1-3
415) John Frier
PNE 26 apps; 8 goals
Pompey 1 app; 1 goal
PNE debut 15/12/1934 v Leeds (A) – Drawn 3-3
887) Ricardo Fuller
PNE 58 apps 27 goals
Pompey 31 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 10/08/2002 v Crystal Palace (H) – Lost 1-2
Player Profile Ritchie de Laet
Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet was born on 28 November 1988 in Antwerp, Belgium. De Laet began his career at Belgian club Royal Antwerp. On 17 August 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Stoke for an initial £100,000 fee. In July 2008, De Laet joined Bournemouth on trial and played his first game in a friendly against Portsmouth, a 4–1 defeat. However, he later returned to Stoke. In October 2008, he joined Wrexham on a one-month loan deal, making his debut in a 2–0 victory over Lewes in the league. He made three appearances during his time at the club before his loan spell was terminated in order for him to undergo a hernia operation.
On 8 January 2009, De Laet was signed by Premier League Champions Manchester United on a three-year contract. In March 2009, De Laet was named as one of five over-age players in the Manchester United under-18 squad for the Torneo Calcio Memorial Claudio Sassi-Sassuolo; he played in three of the five matches, and scored a penalty in the 5–3 semi-final shootout win over Modena to take the Red Devils into the final, in which they beat Ajax 1-0 De Laet made his first appearance for the Manchester United first team on 24 May 2009, when he was named at left back for the last game of the season against Hull. Despite a defensive injury crisis in November 2009, Alex Ferguson preferred to bring midfielder Michael Carrick on for Gary Neville ahead of De Laet, after the United captain suffered a groin strain in the next league match away to West Ham on 5 December. He then played his first league game of the 2009/10 season on 15 December against Wolves. He played his second league game against Fulham on 19 December which ended in a 3–0 defeat. On 4 May 2010, he was voted as the Reserve Player of the Year
In September 2010, De Laet joined Championship side Sheffield United on a 30-day emergency loan deal after the Blades suffered a defensive injury crisis. De Laet returned to Old Trafford at the end of his month having made six appearances for the Blades.
On 17 November 2010, De Laet joined Championship team Preston on a 28-day loan after an injury to first-team defender Callam Davidson. He made his PNE debut in a 3-1 defeat at QPR three days later. His fifth and final appearance was a 3-1 home defeat to Middlesbrough on 28 December. On 14 January 2011, De Laet joined Portsmouth on loan until the end of the 2010/11 season. His debut was a 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest on 15 January 2011. His last of his 22 league appearances was a 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe on 7 May.
On 17 June 2011, De Laet joined newly-promoted Premier League side Norwich on loan until the end of the 2011/12 season. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw at Wigan, conceding the penalty for the Wigan goal. However, he redeemed himself with a number of excellent blocks to retain the scoreline. On 21 August, he scored his first goal for Norwich against former club Stoke in a 1–1 draw. This was also De Laet's first senior goal. De Laet was sidelined with a back injury whilst at Norwich. He made his return from injury on 27 December 2011 against Tottenham in a 2–0 loss. On 18 January 2012, he returned to United after Norwich cancelled his loan on immediate effect.
On 14 May 2012, De Laet signed a 3 years deal with Leicester joining with former Lilywhite loan signing Matty James who signed the same day. His debut was in the Capital One Cup with a 4-0 victory at Torquay on 14 August.