Stijn van Gassel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ysselsteyn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Excelsior | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Ysselsteyn | |||
| SV Venray | |||
| 2009–2014 | VVV-Venlo/Helmond Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Helmond Sport | 149 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Excelsior | 104 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | NEC | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Excelsior | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2025 | |||
Stijn van Gassel (born 18 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Excelsior.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Helmond Sport
[edit | edit source]Van Gassel made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Helmond Sport on 22 April 2016 in a game against FC Oss.[2] In the 2016–17 season, he played the final games due to an injury to starting goalkeeper Ferhat Kaya. In the same season, he signed a contract extension with Helmond Sport until 2019. Due to Kaya's departure, Van Gassel became the starting goalkeeper of Helmond Sport ahead of the 2017–18 season.[3]
Excelsior
[edit | edit source]On 12 March 2021, Van Gassel rejected an offer by Helmond Sport to extend his contract, in order to pursue an opportunity to play at a higher level.[4] On 31 May 2021, he agreed to sign for fellow Eerste Divisie club Excelsior on a two-year contract starting 1 July.[5] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2021–22 season in a 1–0 home loss to TOP Oss.[6] This match also marked his 150th professional appearance.[7]
NEC
[edit | edit source]On 19 June 2024, Eredivisie club NEC announced that Van Gassel had signed a two-year contract with the club, with an option for an additional season.[8]
Return to Excelsior
[edit | edit source]On 30 June 2025, Van Gassel returned to Excelsior with a two-season contract.[9]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 18 December 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Helmond Sport | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 149 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 157 | 0 | ||
| Excelsior | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 104 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 116 | 0 | ||
| NEC | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Total | 255 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 277 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit | edit source]Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: April 2023[11]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Stijn van Gassel at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).