Levi Smans (born 25 March 2003) is a Dutch professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder for club
SC Heerenveen.
Career
VVV-Venlo
Smans returned to the
VVV-Venlo youth academy in 2020 from amateur club SHH, after having already played for the club at under-10 and 11 levels. Ahead of the
2021–22 season, he was promoted to the first team alongside six other academy players. On 13 August 2021, he made his professional debut under head coach
Jos Luhukay, replacing
Joeri Schroyen
Joeri Schroyen (born 18 January 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Eerste Divisie club Willem II.
Career
Schroyen took his first steps in professional football in the PSV youth academy. After a few seasons ...
in a 2–1 away loss to
TOP Oss
TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...
. He scored his first goal in a league game against
Dordrecht on 5 September, which proved to be the winner as the match ended 1–0. On 15 September, Smans signed his first professional contract with VVV until 2025.
Smans impressed during his first season at
VVV-Venlo, receiving the in August 2022, the yearly award for VVV's best academy player. The award was presented to him by technical director
Willem Janssen, who had himself been the first recipient of the award in 2004.
Heerenveen
On 24 May 2024,
Heerenveen announced an agreement for the signing of Smans on a four-year deal, to be effective as of 1 July 2024. The fee was undisclosed by the club, but reported to be several hundred thousand euros.
Career statistics
References
External links
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Living people
2003 births
Dutch men's footballers
Eerste Divisie players
VVV-Venlo players
SC Heerenveen players
People from Roermond
Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands)
Men's association football midfielders