Stijn Spierings

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]

Stijn Spierings
Spierings with Lens in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 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
Spierings during training with Toulouse in 2022

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 Dutch national team at youth level as well. He has played for the U17s and the U19 squad.

Career statistics
As of match played on 2 September 2023[2][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AZ 2014–15 Eredivisie 2000——20
2015–16 Eredivisie 0000——00
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 6100——61
Sparta Rotterdam 2016–17 Eredivisie 22130——251
2017–18 Eredivisie 16210—4[lower-alpha 2]1213
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 9000——90
Total 53440—41615
Jong Sparta 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 11———11
2017–18 Tweede Divisie 92———92
2018–19 Tweede Divisie 100———100
Total 20300—00203
RKC Waalwijk 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 18700—5[lower-alpha 3]42311
2019–20 Eredivisie 17310——183
Total 351010—544114
Levski Sofia 2019–20 Parva Liga 9230——122
2020–21 Parva Liga 7200——72
Total 16430—00194
Toulouse 2020–21 Ligue 2 27931—2[lower-alpha 4]13211
2021–22 Ligue 2 35120——371
2022–23 Ligue 1 36241——403
Total 981292—2110915
Lens 2023–24 Ligue 1 400000—40
Career total 228331720011625641
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
  3. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  4. Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs

Honours

Sparta Rotterdam

Toulouse

References
  1. "Stijn Spierings". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. Stijn Spierings at WorldFootball.net
  3. "RKC Waalwijk versterkt zich met middenvelder Stijn Spierings" [RKC Waalwijk strengthens with midfielder Stijn Spierings] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. "Официално: Стайн Спиерингс подписа с Левски". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. "Le milieu de terrain Stijn Spierings s'engage avec le TFC". Toulouse FC (in French). 5 October 2020.
  6. Krabbendam, Martijn (20 October 2020). "Hoe en waarom Stijn Spierings het spoor van Rob Rensenbrink koos". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  7. "Ajaccio vs. Toulouse – 17 October 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. "Stijn Spierings, milieu du TFC: Je pense que notre équipe est l'une des meilleures de L2". La Depèche (in French). 17 December 2020.
  9. "Mercato : Stijn Spierings s'engage 4 ans avec le RC Lens". La Voix du Nord (in French). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. Stijn Spierings at Soccerway
  11. Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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