Sam van Huffel

Sam van Huffel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Spakenburg
Number	8
Youth career
	Legmeervogels
2016–2017	ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Jong ADO	24	(5)
2019–2020	Koninklijke HFC	19	(4)
2020–2021	Stomil Olsztyn	38	(3)
2021–2023	Chojniczanka Chojnice	53	(7)
2023–	Spakenburg	69	(21)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:07, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Sam van Huffel (born 24 June 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg.

Career

ADO Den Haag

Van Huffel started his youth career with Legmeervogels before joining ADO Den Haag. ^[1] He became a regular for Jong ADO in the second half of the 2017–18 season, starting in central midfield. He finished the season well scoring against RKC Waalwijk ^[2] and Heracles Almelo. ^[3]

He carried his good form into the start of the 2018–19 season, continuing to start in midfield alongside Johnny Reynolds. ^[4] He scored against PEC Zwolle, forming good partnerships with Kyle Ebecilio and Chovanie Amatkarijo.

He made his final appearance for the club in a 4–2 defeat against Jong FC Twente on 29 April 2019. ^[5]

Poland

After that, he played for Koninklijke HFC as a senior player. ^[6] In 2020, he signed for Stomil Olsztyn in the Polish I liga. ^{[7] [8]}

On 28 June 2021, van Huffel moved to II liga club Chojniczanka Chojnice, signing a deal for the 2021–22 season. ^[9]

Return to Holland

In June 2023, van Huffel agreed to join SV Spakenburg in the Tweede Divisie. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong ADO	2016–17	Beloften Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2017–18	Beloften Eredivisie	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4
	2018–19	Beloften Eredivisie	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	Total		24	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	5
ADO Den Haag	2018–19	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Koninklijke HFC	2019–20	Tweede Divisie	19	4	1	0	0	0	—		20	4
Stomil Olsztyn	2019–20	I liga	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	2020–21	I liga	26	2	1	0	—		—		27	2
	Total		38	3	1	0	—		—		39	3
Chojniczanka Chojnice	2021–22	II liga	28	7	1	0	0	0	—		29	7
	2022–23	I liga	25	0	0	0	0	0	—		25	0
	Total		53	7	1	0	—		—		54	7
SV Spakenburg	2023–24	Tweede Divisie	25	7	2	1	0	0	—		27	8
	2024–25	Tweede Divisie	31	9	1	0	0	0	—		32	9
Career total			190	35	6	1	0	0	0	0	196	36

Honours

Spakenburg

• Tweede Divisie: 2023–24 ^[11]

References

1. "Selectie en competitieschema Jong ADO Den Haag bekend". ADO Den Haag. 3 July 2019.
2. "ADO Den Haag 2 in slotfase voorbij RKC Waalwijk 2". ADO Den Haag.
3. "Doelpuntrijke overwinning voor ADO Den Haag 2". ADO Den Haag.
4. "Corners doen ADO Den Haag 2 de das om in Lisse". ADO Den Haag.
5. "Tweede elftal toont veerkracht, maar verliest bij Twente". ADO Den Haag.
6. "Koninklijke HFC versterkt selectie met twee nieuwe namen – Tweede Divisie". 9 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019.
7. "Sam van Huffel nowym piłkarzem Stomilu – OKS Stomil on-line". stomil.olsztyn.pl.
8. "Netherlands – S. van Huffel – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
9. "Sam van Huffel w Chojniczance Chojnice – OKS Stomil on-line". stomil.olsztyn.pl.
10. "SPAKENBURG VERLEIDT SAM VAN HUFFEL TOT TERUGKEER NAAR NEDERLAND". Spakenburg.com.
11. "Spakenburg kampioen na nederlaag De Treffers". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

External links

• "I was directly in front of a guy you don't want to meet at night"
• Sam van Huffel is delighted with transfer from Royal HFC to Stomil Olszytyn: 'Poles are not crazy, you know'
• 1 Liga Hype: Unusual Sam van Huffel – has his own clothing brand and dreams of fighting UFC
• Sam van Huffel: Magical to play football here