Gijs_Smal
Gijs Smal
Dutch footballer
Gijs Smal (born 31 August 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club FC Twente.
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Smal in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | De Rijp, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Twente | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV De Rijp | |||
| 2010–2012 | AFC '34 | ||
| 2012–2015 | Volendam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Jong Volendam | 63 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Volendam | 68 | (9) |
| 2020– | Twente | 87 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:26, 7 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in De Rijp, Smal made his Eerste Divisie debut for FC Volendam on 22 September 2017 in a game against De Graafschap.[1] He then managed to establish himself in the starting line-up and made 28 league appearances in his first season. The following season, Smal lost the competition for left-back to Robin Schouten, who had come over from Jong Ajax, and mainly appeared as a substitute. However, he did become champion of the Derde Divisie Sunday with the reserve team, Jong Volendam. Under the new head coach Wim Jonk, he again became a starter for the first team in the 2019–20 season. With six goals and ten assists, he was a key player in the second-tier that season, which was suspended and later abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 26 June 2020, Smal signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club FC Twente, coming over on a free transfer.[2]
- As of match played 3 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Beker | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Volendam | 2015–16 | Beloften Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Derde Divisie | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Derde Divisie | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Derde Divisie | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 4 | — | — | — | 63 | 4 | |||||
| FC Volendam | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| Total | 68 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 9 | ||||
| FC Twente | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 215 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: May 2022,[3] August 2022,[4] November 2022,[5] January 2023,[6]
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 September 2017.
- ten Voorde, Leon (26 June 2020). "FC Twente heeft eerste nieuweling binnen: Gijs Smal tekent voor drie jaar" (in Dutch). Tubantia. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Seven clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month (May)". eredivisie.eu. 20 May 2022.
- "Xavi Simons named as Eredivisie Player of the Month August". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Nick Olij named Eredivisie Player of the Month for January". Eredivisie. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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