Stijn Spierings

Stijn Spierings
Spierings with Lens in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 6
Youth career
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 AZ 2 (0)
2016 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 6 (1)
2016–2018 Sparta Rotterdam 47 (3)
2016–2018 Jong Sparta Rotterdam 20 (3)
2018–2020 RKC Waalwijk 35 (10)
2020 Levski Sofia 16 (4)
2020–2023 Toulouse 98 (12)
2023–2024 Lens 4 (0)
2023–2024 → Toulouse (loan) 22 (0)
2024– Brøndby 9 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 8 December 2024

Stijn Spierings (born 12 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[2]

Club career

Spierings during training with Toulouse in 2022

Born in Alkmaar, Spierings began his youth career and professional career with his local team AZ. Having broken into the first team he played on just two occasions in his first season, against PSV and Excelsior. He was then loaned to Sparta Rotterdam and played a role in their successful campaign to get promoted from the Eerste Divisie. At the end of that season Spierings signed a permanent deal with the club and has played in the youth team.

On 7 January 2019, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with RKC Waalwijk.[3]

One year later, on 13 January 2020, Spierings moved abroad, signing a three-year deal with Bulgarian First League side Levski Sofia.[4]

On 5 October 2020, Spierings signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Toulouse.[5] He thereby became the third Dutch player to wear the club's colours, after Rob Rensenbrink and Branco van den Boomen.[6] Spierings was in head coach Patrice Garande's starting lineup in his first match on 17 October against Ajaccio, in which he scored the later winner on a penalty-kick, securing the 1–0 victory.[7] He scored five goals in his first eight games.[8]

On 23 June 2023, Spierings signed for Ligue 1 club Lens on a four-year contract.[9]

On 28 August 2024, Danish Superliga club Brøndby confirmed that they had bought Spierings, who signed a deal until June 2027.[10]

International career

Stijn Spierings has also turned out appearances with the Netherlands national team at youth level as well. He has played for the U17s and the U19 teams.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024[2][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AZ 2014–15 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 6 1 0 0 — — 6 1
Sparta Rotterdam 2016–17 Eredivisie 22 1 3 0 — — 25 1
2017–18 Eredivisie 16 2 1 0 — 4[b] 1 21 3
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Total 53 4 4 0 — 4 1 61 5
Jong Sparta 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 1 1 — — — 1 1
2017–18 Tweede Divisie 9 2 — — — 9 2
2018–19 Tweede Divisie 10 0 — — — 10 0
Total 20 3 0 0 — 0 0 20 3
RKC Waalwijk 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 18 7 0 0 — 5[c] 4 23 11
2019–20 Eredivisie 17 3 1 0 — — 18 3
Total 35 10 1 0 — 5 4 41 14
Levski Sofia 2019–20 Parva Liga 9 2 3 0 — — 12 2
2020–21 Parva Liga 7 2 0 0 — — 7 2
Total 16 4 3 0 — 0 0 19 4
Toulouse 2020–21 Ligue 2 27 9 3 1 — 2[d] 1 32 11
2021–22 Ligue 2 35 1 2 0 — — 37 1
2022–23 Ligue 1 36 2 4 1 — — 40 3
Total 98 12 9 2 — 2 1 109 15
Lens 2023–24 Ligue 1 4 0 — — — 4 0
Toulouse (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 22 0 2 0 2[e] 0 1[f] 0 27 0
Brøndby 2024–25 Danish Superliga 9 0 3 0 0 0 — 12 0
Career total 259 33 22 2 2 0 12 6 295 41
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

Sparta Rotterdam

Toulouse

References

  1. ^ "Stijn Spierings". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Stijn Spierings at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "RKC Waalwijk versterkt zich met middenvelder Stijn Spierings" [RKC Waalwijk strengthens with midfielder Stijn Spierings] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Официално: Стайн Спиерингс подписа с Левски". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Le milieu de terrain Stijn Spierings s'engage avec le TFC". Toulouse FC (in French). 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ Krabbendam, Martijn (20 October 2020). "Hoe en waarom Stijn Spierings het spoor van Rob Rensenbrink koos". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "Ajaccio vs. Toulouse – 17 October 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Stijn Spierings, milieu du TFC: Je pense que notre équipe est l'une des meilleures de L2". La Depèche (in French). 17 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Mercato : Stijn Spierings s'engage 4 ans avec le RC Lens". La Voix du Nord (in French). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Stijn Spierings er ny mand på Vestegnen". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 28 August 2024. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b Stijn Spierings at Soccerway
  12. ^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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