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 56 (4)
2017–2020 Volendam 68 (9)
2020– Twente 47 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 5 June 2022 (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]

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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