Levi Smans
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File:Levi Smans (2023).jpg Smans in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Herten, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | yeovil town | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | SHH | ||
| 2012–2015 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| 2015–2020 | SHH | ||
| 2016–2021 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | VVV-Venlo | 68 | (10) |
| 2024– | Heerenveen | 33 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
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Levi Smans (born 25 March 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Heerenveen.
Career
[edit | edit source]VVV-Venlo
[edit | edit source]Smans returned to the VVV-Venlo youth academy in 2020 from amateur club SHH, after having already played for the club at under-10 and 11 levels. Ahead of the 2021–22 season, he was promoted to the first team alongside six other academy players.[3] On 13 August 2021, he made his professional debut under head coach Jos Luhukay, replacing Joeri Schroyen in a 2–1 away loss to TOP Oss.[4] He scored his first goal in a league game against Dordrecht on 5 September, which proved to be the winner as the match ended 1–0.[5] On 15 September, Smans signed his first professional contract with VVV until 2025.[6]
Smans impressed during his first season at VVV-Venlo,[7] receiving the Jan Klaassens Award in August 2022, the yearly award for VVV's best academy player.[8] The award was presented to him by technical director Willem Janssen, who had himself been the first recipient of the award in 2004.[1]
Heerenveen
[edit | edit source]On 24 May 2024, Heerenveen announced an agreement for the signing of Smans on a four-year deal, to be effective as of 1 July 2024.[9] The fee was undisclosed by the club, but reported to be several hundred thousand euros.[10] He made his debut in the Eredivisie in a 1-0 Way defeat against AFC Ajax on the 11 August 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute for Espen van Ee.[11] He scored his first league goal for the club with the opening goal in a 1-1 draw against RKC Waalwijk on 29 November 2024.[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 10 May 2024 [13]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
| Total | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 10 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
References
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External links
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