Tijn Smolenaars
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 2005 | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | SV Budel | ||
| 2019– | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Jong PSV | 19 | (0) |
| 2026– | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2023 | |||
Tijn Smolenaars (born 23 February 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PSV in the Eredivisie.
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
Smolenaars 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 7 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| PSV | 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Tijn Smolenaars speelt al vijf jaar bij PSV!". Svbudel.nl.
- ↑ "From SV Budel to PSV: Tijn Smolenaars signs his first professional contract". Cranendonck24.nl.
- ↑ "PROFCONTRACT TIJN SMOLENAARS ZET HANDTEKENING". PSV.nl.
- ↑ "NAC VS. PSV II". Soccerway.
- ↑ "PSV is fed up with lagging FIFA and fears a goalkeeper problem". MSN.com.
- ↑ "UNDER 18 CONCLUDES FOUR-COUNTRY TOURNAMENT WITH VICTORY ON FAROE ISLANDS". Onsoranje.nl.
External links
- Tijn Smolenaars at Soccerway