Stijn Spierings

Stijn Spierings (born 12 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Toulouse in the French Ligue 2.[1]

Stijn Spierings
Spierings with Toulouse in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996
Place of birth Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 17
Youth career
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 AZ 2 (0)
2016 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 5 (1)
2016–2018 Sparta Rotterdam 52 (4)
2016–2018 Jong Sparta Rotterdam 20 (3)
2019 RKC Waalwijk 35 (10)
2020 Levski Sofia 15 (4)
2020– Toulouse 57 (11)
National team‡
2012–2013 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2015

Club career

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.[2]

One year later, on 13 January 2020, Spierings moved abroad, signing a three-year deal with Bulgarian First League side Levski Sofia.[3]

On 5 October 2020, Spierings signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Toulouse.[4] He thereby became the third Dutch player to wear the club's colours, after Rob Rensenbrink and Branco van den Boomen.[5] 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.[6] He scored five goals in his first eight games.[7]

International career

Stijn Spierings has also turned out appearances with the Dutch national team at youth level as well. He has played for the U17s and the U19 squad.

Honours

Sparta Rotterdam

References
  1. Stijn Spierings at WorldFootball.net
  2. "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.
  3. "Стайн Спиeрингс подписа договор с ПФК Левски". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. "Le milieu de terrain Stijn Spierings s'engage avec le TFC". Toulouse FC (in French). 5 October 2020.
  5. Krabbendam, Martijn (20 October 2020). "Hoe en waarom Stijn Spierings het spoor van Rob Rensenbrink koos". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  6. "Ajaccio vs. Toulouse - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. "Stijn Spierings, milieu du TFC: Je pense que notre équipe est l'une des meilleures de L2". La Depèche (in French). 17 December 2020.


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