Floris Smand

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Floris Smand
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cambuur
Number 3
Youth career
CVVO
0000–2016 Flevo Boys
2016–2022 Cambuur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Cambuur 48 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:22, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Floris Smand (born 20 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.

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Career

Smand grew up in the town of Lemmer, in the province of Friesland. [2] He started playing football for CVVO and Flevo Boys, before joining Cambuur's youth academy in 2016. [3]

Smand signed his first professional contract with Cambuur in August 2022; a two-year deal with an option for an additional season. [4] He made his professional debut in the Eredivisie appearing at Cambuur Stadion in a 2–0 defeat to Excelsior on 6 August 2022. [5] He appeared as a starter in head coach Henk de Jong's lineup, and played 58 minutes before being substituted by Léon Bergsma. [6] [7]

In his debut season with Cambuur, he suffered relegation from the Eredivisie. [8] The subsequent summer saw a renegotiation and extension of his contract, keeping him at the club until 2025, once more incorporating an option for an additional year. [9] On 6 November 2024, he scored his first goal for Cambuur in a dominant 8–1 away victory against TOP Oss; the latter's most significant home defeat ever. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 February 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cambuur 2022–23 Eredivisie 23010—240
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 25130—281
Career total4814000521

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    References

    1. 1 2 "Floris Smand". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    2. ↑ Stobbe, Johan (12 August 2022). "Aan de bekendheid van Albert Visser kan Floris Smand in Lemmer nog niet tippen". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    3. ↑ "NEW SIGNING | Floris Smand nieuwe aanwinst van Prestige Sports". Prestige Sports (in Dutch). 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    4. ↑ "Eerste profcontract voor Floris Smand". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    5. ↑ Tuinen, Geert van (5 August 2022). "Floris Smand krijgt basisplaats bij seizoensopening SC Cambuur". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    6. ↑ "Cambuur vs. Excelsior 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    7. ↑ "Terugkeer Henk de Jong bij Cambuur overschaduwd door nederlaag tegen Excelsior". NOS (in Dutch). 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    8. ↑ "SC Cambuur degradeert na twee seizoenen naar de Keuken Kampioen Divisie". Eredivisie (in Dutch). 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    9. ↑ "Contract Floris Smand bij SC Cambuur verlengd; verdediger uit Lemmer blijft tot zomer van 2025 in Leeuwarder dienst". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    10. ↑ Tankus, Arnold (6 November 2023). "TOP Oss lijdt grootste thuisnederlaag ooit en staat laatste". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
    11. ↑ Floris Smand at Soccerway
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