Stijn Spierings (born 12 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse, on loan from Lens.[2]
 Spierings with Lens in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse (on loan from Lens) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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– | Lens | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Toulouse (loan) | 1 | (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 01:47, 14 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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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]
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
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 228 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 256 | 41 | ||
Honours
Sparta Rotterdam
Toulouse
References
External links
- Stijn Spierings at WorldFootball.net
- Stijn Spierings at Soccerway
- Stijn Spierings – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French