Tijn Smolenaars

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Tijn Smolenaars
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 18)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 PSV Eindhoven
Youth career
0000–2019 SV Budel
2019– PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Jong PSV 1 (0)
International career‡
2022– Netherlands U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 08 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023

Tijn Smolenaars (born 23 February 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie as a goalkeeper.

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Early life

Smolenaars started playing with PSV academy from 2014 onwards. He also trained with his brother Luuk who is also a goalkeeper. [1]

Career

He signed his first professional contract with PSV in June 2022 keeping him with the club until 2025. [2] [3] He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie on 6 January 2023 as Jong PSV played at away against NAC Breda at the Rat Verlegh Stadion. [4] The club had a goalkeeper crisis with more regular starters Niek Schiks and Kjell Peersman injured, and new signing Roy Steur unregistered, Smolenaars was chosen ahead of Curacao international Tyrick Bodak to start. [5]

International career

Smolenaars made his debut with the Dutch under-18 national team in September 2022 against the Faroe Islands under-18 team. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 10———10
Total1000000010

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    References

    1. ↑ "Tijn Smolenaars speelt al vijf jaar bij PSV!". Svbudel.nl.
    2. ↑ "From SV Budel to PSV: Tijn Smolenaars signs his first professional contract". Cranendonck24.nl.
    3. ↑ "PROFCONTRACT TIJN SMOLENAARS ZET HANDTEKENING". PSV.nl.
    4. ↑ "NAC VS. PSV II". Soccerway.
    5. ↑ "PSV is fed up with lagging FIFA and fears a goalkeeper problem". MSN.com.
    6. ↑ "UNDER 18 CONCLUDES FOUR-COUNTRY TOURNAMENT WITH VICTORY ON FAROE ISLANDS". Onsoranje.nl.


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