Gijs Smal
Defender - Left-Back
at Feyenoord Rotterdam
at Feyenoord Rotterdam
693 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€7.00m
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Twente Enschede FC
top club · 123 apps
Career highs
€7.00m
peak value · 2025
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 19/20
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1997-08-31 · 3 players total
340Appearances
17Goals
47Assists
22Yellow cards
1Red cards
87Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Gijs Smal |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1997-08-31 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | De Rijp, Netherlands |
| Citizenship |  Netherlands |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | Wasserman |
Jul 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2025
25/26 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
38 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Twente FC → Feyenoord
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Twente Enschede FC
29 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Twente Enschede FC
44 matches · 2 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Twente Enschede FC
27 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Twente Enschede FC
23 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: FC Volendam → Twente FC
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Volendam
29 matches · 6 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Volendam U21, FC Volendam
28 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Volendam U21 → FC Volendam
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Volendam U21, FC Volendam
36 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Volendam U21
33 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Volendam U19 → Volendam U21
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Volendam U21, FC Volendam U19
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Volendam U21, FC Volendam U19
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Volendam U17 → Volendam U19
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: Volendam Youth → Volendam U17
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: AFC '34 Alkmaar → Volendam Youth
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Feyenoord Rotterdam
0.0%
Twente Enschede FC
31.0%
FC Volendam
15.8%
FC Volendam U21
53.2%
FC Volendam U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Twente Enschede FC | 4 | 20/21 | 23/24 | 123 | 4 | 21 | 2,421 |
| FC Volendam | 3 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 70 | 9 | 16 | 1,230 |
| FC Volendam U21 | 5 | 14/15 | 18/19 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 4,154 |
| FC Volendam U19 | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Champions League Qu. | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Champions League | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | KNVB Beker | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | UECL Quali | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1,486 |
| 22/23 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Play-Offs Conference League | Twente Enschede FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali | Twente Enschede FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 935 |
| 21/22 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Volendam | 28 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 413 |
| 19/20 | KNVB Beker | FC Volendam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Derde Div. Sun. | FC Volendam U21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 674 |
| 18/19 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Volendam | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Derde Div. Sat | FC Volendam U21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 17/18 | Jupiler League | FC Volendam | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 817 |
| 17/18 | KNVB Beker | FC Volendam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Derde Div. Sat | FC Volendam U21 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2,850 |
| 15/16 | Beloften Eredivisie | FC Volendam U21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U19 Cup NL | FC Volendam U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U19 Div. 1 Fall | FC Volendam U19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U19 Div. 2 Spring | FC Volendam U19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Beloften Eredivisie | FC Volendam U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U19 Div. 2 Fall | FC Volendam U19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U19 Div. 2 Spring | FC Volendam U19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | AFC '34 Alkmaar | Volendam Youth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Volendam Youth | Volendam U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Volendam U17 | Volendam U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Volendam U19 | Volendam U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Volendam U21 | FC Volendam | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | FC Volendam | Twente FC | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Twente FC | Feyenoord | Transfer | 6000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Ankle injury | 2018-07-05 | 2018-10-17 | 105 | 10 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-02-05 | 2021-02-13 | 9 | 1 |
| 21/22 | Corona virus | 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-15 | 15 | 1 |
| 23/24 | Calf injury | 2023-08-04 | 2023-10-15 | 73 | 12 |
| 24/25 | Calf injury | 2024-07-01 | 2024-08-07 | 38 | 1 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2024-12-11 | 2025-01-01 | 22 | 4 |
| 25/26 | strain | 2025-07-26 | 2025-08-11 | 17 | 2 |
Current€7.00m
Peak€7.00m
Low€25k
Δ since start+€6.98m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daan Klinkenberg | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Pleguezuelo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Misidjan | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Cerny | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jari Vlak | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Veerman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michal Sadílek | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Marco Tol | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Doodeman | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mees Hilgers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Daan Rots | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Plat | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Vlap | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Runderkamp | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Robin Pröpper | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lars Unnerstall | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Vlak | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Volendam | 6 | 28 |
| 17/18 | Jupiler League | FC Volendam | 3 | 28 |
| 18/19 | Derde Div. Sun. | FC Volendam U21 | 2 | 16 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 10 | 34 |
| 19/20 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Volendam | 10 | 28 |
| 17/18 | Jupiler League | FC Volendam | 3 | 28 |
Last 50 matches for Feyenoord Rotterdam The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | NL1 |
PEC Zwolle | – | Feyenoord Rotterdam | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1–1 | AZ | Available |
| 2026-05-10 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1–1 | AZ | Available |
| 2026-05-03 | NL1 |
Fortuna Sittard | 1–2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-05-03 | NL1 |
Fortuna Sittard | 1–2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3–1 | FC Groningen | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3–1 | FC Groningen | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | NL1 |
NEC | 1–1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-04-05 | NL1 |
FC Volendam | 0–0 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-03-22 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1–1 | AFC Ajax | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2–1 | SBV Excelsior | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | NL1 |
NAC Breda | 3–3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | NL1 |
FC Twente '65 | 2–0 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2–1 | Telstar 1963 | Available |
| 2026-02-15 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1–0 | Go Ahead Eagles | Available |
| 2026-02-08 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 0–1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-02-01 | NL1 |
PSV | 3–0 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4–2 | Heracles Almelo | Available |
| 2026-01-18 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3–4 | Sparta Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-01-11 | NL1 |
SC Heerenveen | 2–2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-12-21 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1–1 | FC Twente '65 | Available |
| 2025-12-14 | NL1 |
AFC Ajax | 2–0 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 6–1 | PEC Zwolle | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | NL1 |
Telstar 1963 | 1–2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-11-23 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2–4 | NEC | Available |
| 2025-11-09 | NL1 |
Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-11-01 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3–1 | FC Volendam | Available |
| 2025-10-26 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2–3 | PSV | Available |
| 2025-10-19 | NL1 |
Heracles Almelo | 0–7 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3–2 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-09-28 | NL1 |
FC Groningen | 0–1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-09-21 | NL1 |
AZ | 3–3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-09-17 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2–0 | Fortuna Sittard | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1–0 | SC Heerenveen | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | NL1 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 0–4 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | NL1 |
SBV Excelsior | 1–2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2–0 | NAC Breda | INJURED strain |
| 2025-05-18 | NL1 |
SC Heerenveen | 2–0 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-05-14 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2–3 | PSV | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | NL1 |
Heracles Almelo | 1–4 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-04-25 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4–0 | PEC Zwolle | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | NL1 |
Fortuna Sittard | 0–2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | NL1 |
AZ | 0–1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-04-02 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4–1 | FC Groningen | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3–2 | Go Ahead Eagles | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | NL1 |
FC Twente '65 | 2–6 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-03-11 | CL |
FC Internazionale Milano | 2–1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-03-05 | CL |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0–2 | FC Internazionale Milano | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0–0 | NEC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Gijs Smal's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBV Excelsior | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 25% |
| FC Emmen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 25% |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 50% |
| FC Utrecht J | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
| Vitesse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
| FC Twente | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 50% |
| MVV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
| SC Cambuur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% |
| NAC Breda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
| ADO Den Haag | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0% |
| NEC Nijmegen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0% |
| Telstar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 44 | 1,486 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 21/22 | 27 | 935 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 20/21 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 29 | 413 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 18/19 | 28 | 674 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| 17/18 | 36 | 1,447 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 16/17 | 33 | 2,850 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 15/16 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Keuken Kampioen Divisie
68 apps
9 G
16 A
Eredivisie
133 apps
4 G
20 A
Derde Div. Sat
40 apps
2 G
3 A
Derde Div. Sun.
16 apps
2 G
0 A
KNVB Beker
10 apps
0 G
3 A
Champions League
11 apps
0 G
2 A
UECL Quali
6 apps
0 G
2 A
Beloften Eredivisie
8 apps
0 G
1 A
U19 Div. 2 Spring
22 apps
0 G
0 A
U19 Div. 1 Fall
11 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Gijs Smal?
Gijs Smal is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Feyenoord Rotterdam.
How old is Gijs Smal?
Gijs Smal is 28 years old. He was born on August 31, 1997 in De Rijp.
What position does Gijs Smal play?
Gijs Smal plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Gijs Smal play for?
Gijs Smal currently plays for Feyenoord Rotterdam.
How many career goals has Gijs Smal scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gijs Smal has scored 17 goals in 340 appearances.
What is Gijs Smal's market value?
Gijs Smal's most recent reported market value is €7.00m.