![]() Smans in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 25 March 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Herten, Netherlands [1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||
Number | TBD | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | SHH | ||
2012–2015 | VVV-Venlo | ||
2015–2020 | SHH | ||
2016–2021 | VVV-Venlo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021–2024 | VVV-Venlo | 68 | (10) |
2024– | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC) |
Levi Smans (born 25 March 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.
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. [3] On 13 August 2021, he made his professional debut under head coach Jos Luhukay, replacing Joeri Schroyen in a 2–1 away loss to TOP Oss. [4] 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. [5] On 15 September, Smans signed his first professional contract with VVV until 2025. [6]
Smans impressed during his first season at VVV-Venlo, [7] receiving the Jan Klaassens Award in August 2022, the yearly award for VVV's best academy player. [8] The award was presented to him by technical director Willem Janssen, who had himself been the first recipient of the award in 2004. [1]
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. [9] The fee was undisclosed by the club, but reported to be several hundred thousand euros. [10]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VVV-Venlo | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
Total | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 10 | ||
Heerenveen | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 10 |
![]() Smans in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 25 March 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Herten, Netherlands [1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||
Number | TBD | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | SHH | ||
2012–2015 | VVV-Venlo | ||
2015–2020 | SHH | ||
2016–2021 | VVV-Venlo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021–2024 | VVV-Venlo | 68 | (10) |
2024– | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC) |
Levi Smans (born 25 March 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.
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. [3] On 13 August 2021, he made his professional debut under head coach Jos Luhukay, replacing Joeri Schroyen in a 2–1 away loss to TOP Oss. [4] 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. [5] On 15 September, Smans signed his first professional contract with VVV until 2025. [6]
Smans impressed during his first season at VVV-Venlo, [7] receiving the Jan Klaassens Award in August 2022, the yearly award for VVV's best academy player. [8] The award was presented to him by technical director Willem Janssen, who had himself been the first recipient of the award in 2004. [1]
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. [9] The fee was undisclosed by the club, but reported to be several hundred thousand euros. [10]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VVV-Venlo | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
Total | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 10 | ||
Heerenveen | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 10 |