Gijs Smal

Gijs Smal (born 31 August 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club FC Twente.

Gijs Smal
Smal in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997
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 81 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:48, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Beker Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Volendam 2015–16 Beloften Eredivisie 70———70
2016–17 Derde Divisie 331———331
2017–18 Derde Divisie 71———71
2018–19 Derde Divisie 162———162
Total 634———634
FC Volendam 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 283———283
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 120———120
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 28610——296
Total 68910——699
FC Twente 2020–21 Eredivisie 22010——230
2021–22 Eredivisie 25220——270
2022–23 Eredivisie 342204[lower-alpha 1]04[lower-alpha 2]0442
Total 814504040942
Career total 1931960404020721
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 September 2017.
  2. 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.


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