Gijs Smal

Gijs Smal

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth	De Rijp, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Club 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	56	(4)
2017–2020	Volendam	68	(9)
2020–	Twente	31	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2022

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

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]

References[]

External links[]

• Gijs Smal at Soccerway
• Gijs Smal at WorldFootball.net

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