Defender

Gijs Smal

Feyenoord
Netherlands
29 yrs
183 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 23
Goals: 0
Assists: 3
Average rating: 6.88

Age29

Date of birth31 Aug 1997

Height183 cm

Weight–

Preferred footLeft

Market value€5.8M

Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2025

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie

Feyenoord

Appearances / Starts17 / 10

Minutes876

Rating6.98

Goals / Assists0 / 2

Shots (on target)11 (2)

Passes · accuracy514 · 85%

Key passes16

Tackles / Interceptions20 / 12

Duels won51 / 77

Successful dribbles5

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists1.15 / 1.22

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed3

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls19

Accurate crosses5

Touches738

Possession lost133

Dispossessed2

Aerial duels won15

Ground duels won36

Clearances18

Ball recoveries39

Fouls won11

Fouls committed3

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week1

Clean sheets2

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)80.03

Top speed (km/h)32.96

UEFA Europa League

Feyenoord

Appearances / Starts6 / 6

Minutes467

Rating6.60

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)4 (3)

Passes · accuracy299 · 87%

Key passes5

Tackles / Interceptions6 / 6

Duels won17 / 30

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.17 / 0.65

Detailed statistics

Big chances created2

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls13

Accurate crosses0

Touches407

Possession lost68

Dispossessed2

Aerial duels won6

Ground duels won11

Clearances13

Ball recoveries25

Fouls won5

Fouls committed6

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)52.81

Top speed (km/h)33.61

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
17 May 2026	PEC Zwolle – Feyenoord	0–2	29'	7.2
10 May 2026	Feyenoord – AZ Alkmaar	1–1	45'	7.1
1 Mar 2026	FC Twente – Feyenoord	2–0	32'	7.2
22 Feb 2026	Feyenoord – SC Telstar	2–1	61'	7.0
15 Feb 2026	Feyenoord – Go Ahead Eagles	1–0	–	–
21 Dec 2025	Feyenoord – FC Twente	1–1	–	–
17 Dec 2025	Feyenoord – SC Heerenveen	2–3	45'	6.6
14 Dec 2025	AFC Ajax – Feyenoord	2–0	63'	6.4
11 Dec 2025	FCSB – Feyenoord	4–3	45'	6.2
6 Dec 2025	Feyenoord – PEC Zwolle	6–1	62'	7.4
30 Nov 2025	SC Telstar – Feyenoord	1–2	58'	7.3
27 Nov 2025	Feyenoord – Celtic	1–3	62'	6.2
23 Nov 2025	Feyenoord – NEC Nijmegen	2–4	90'	6.5
9 Nov 2025	Go Ahead Eagles – Feyenoord	2–1	90'	6.4
6 Nov 2025	VfB Stuttgart – Feyenoord	2–0	90'	6.1

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 3 moves

Jul 2024

Twente To: Feyenoord

Free transfer
Jul 2020

Volendam To: Twente

Free transfer
Jan 2018

FC Volendam U21 To: Volendam

Transfer

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	VriendenLoterij Eredivisie	Feyenoord	17 (10)	876	0	2	6.98
2025	UEFA Europa League	Feyenoord	6 (6)	467	0	1	6.60

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

UEFA Europa League 2025 · percentile among defenders (195 players)

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6 matches · 467 min

Gijs Smal: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.16	21
Interceptions / 90 min	1.16	56
Clearances / 90 min	2.51	21
Aerials won / 90 min	1.16	42
Duels won	56.7%	46
Pass accuracy	87.3%	60
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	17
Rating	6.60	22

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