Floris Smand

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
Västerås SK
Number 16
Youth career
CVVO
0000–2016 Flevo Boys
2016–2022 Cambuur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Cambuur 57 (1)
2024–Västerås SK (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Floris Smand (born 20 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swedish club Västerås SK on loan from Cambuur.

Career

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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 2023, 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]

On 25 August 2024, Smand moved to Västerås SK in Sweden on loan until the end of 2024, with an option to buy.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 May 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cambuur 2022–23 Eredivisie 23 0 1 0 24 0
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 32 1 3 0 35 1
Career total 55 1 4 0 0 0 59 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Klart: VSK Fotboll lånar Floris Smand" [Clear: VSK Football loans Floris Smand] (in Swedish). Västerås SK. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  12. ^ Floris Smand at Soccerway
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