Smal in 2018
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| 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 | Feyenoord | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2024 | Twente | 107 | (4) |
| 2024– | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 | |||
Gijs Smal (born 31 August 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
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]
On 31 May 2024, Smal signed a four-year contract with Feyenoord.[3]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Beker | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 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 | ||
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Feyenoord – current squad
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