{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Floris Smand | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Utrecht]], Netherlands<ref name="cambuur">{{cite web |title=Floris Smand |url=https://cambuur.nl/eerste-elftal/floris-smand/ |website=SC Cambuur |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924193227/https://cambuur.nl/eerste-elftal/floris-smand/ |archive-date=24 September 2023 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> | height = 1.87 m<ref name="cambuur" /> | position = [[Centre-back]] | currentclub = [[CD Eldense|Eldense]] | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = CVVO | youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2016 | youthclubs2 = [[Flevo Boys]] | youthyears3 = 2016–2022 | youthclubs3 = [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]] | years1 = 2022–2025 | clubs1 = [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]] | caps1 = 64 <!-- no playoff games included --> | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2024 | clubs2 = → [[Västerås SK Fotboll|Västerås SK]] (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = [[CD Eldense|Eldense]] | caps3 = 37 | goals3 = 1 | club-update = 27 May 2026 }}
'''Floris Smand''' (born 20 January 2003) is a Dutch professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for Spanish [[Primera Federación]] club [[CD Eldense|Eldense]].
==Career== Smand grew up in the town of [[Lemmer]], in the province of [[Friesland]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stobbe |first1=Johan |title=Aan de bekendheid van Albert Visser kan Floris Smand in Lemmer nog niet tippen |url=https://lc.nl/sport/Aan-de-bekendheid-van-Albert-Visser-kan-Floris-Smand-in-Lemmer-nog-niet-tippen-27866378.html |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=Leeuwarder Courant |date=12 August 2022 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> He started playing football for CVVO and [[Flevo Boys]], before joining [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]]'s youth academy in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW SIGNING {{!}} Floris Smand nieuwe aanwinst van Prestige Sports |url=https://www.prestigesports.nl/new-signing-floris-smand/ |website=Prestige Sports |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126170800/https://www.prestigesports.nl/new-signing-floris-smand/ |archive-date=26 January 2022 |language=nl |date=16 September 2021}}</ref>
Smand signed his first professional contract with Cambuur in August 2022; a two-year deal with an option for an additional season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eerste profcontract voor Floris Smand |url=https://cambuur.nl/nieuws/eerste-profcontract-voor-floris-smand/ |website=SC Cambuur |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922115158/https://cambuur.nl/nieuws/eerste-profcontract-voor-floris-smand/ |archive-date=22 September 2023 |language=nl-NL |date=4 August 2022}}</ref> He made his professional debut in the [[Eredivisie]] appearing at [[Cambuur Stadion]] in a 2–0 defeat to [[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]] on 6 August 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuinen |first1=Geert van |title=Floris Smand krijgt basisplaats bij seizoensopening SC Cambuur |url=https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/1163108/floris-smand-krijgt-basisplaats-bij-seizoensopening-sc-cambuur |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=Omrop Fryslân |date=5 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928032331/https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/1163108/floris-smand-krijgt-basisplaats-bij-seizoensopening-sc-cambuur |archive-date=28 September 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> He appeared as a starter in head coach [[Henk de Jong]]'s lineup, and played 58 minutes before being substituted by [[Léon Bergsma]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cambuur vs. Excelsior 0–2: Summary |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/06/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-cambuur-leeuwarden-bvo/sbv-excelsior/3798134/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019211706/https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/06/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-cambuur-leeuwarden-bvo/sbv-excelsior/3798134/ |archive-date=19 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Terugkeer Henk de Jong bij Cambuur overschaduwd door nederlaag tegen Excelsior |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2439629-terugkeer-henk-de-jong-bij-cambuur-overschaduwd-door-nederlaag-tegen-excelsior |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=NOS |date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104224325/https://nos.nl/artikel/2439629-terugkeer-henk-de-jong-bij-cambuur-overschaduwd-door-nederlaag-tegen-excelsior |archive-date=4 January 2023 |language=nl}}</ref>
In his debut season with Cambuur, he suffered relegation from the Eredivisie.<ref>{{cite news |title=SC Cambuur degradeert na twee seizoenen naar de Keuken Kampioen Divisie |url=https://eredivisie.nl/nieuws/sc-cambuur-degradeert-na-twee-seizoenen-naar-de-keuken-kampioen-divisie/ |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=Eredivisie |date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208124133/https://eredivisie.nl/nieuws/sc-cambuur-degradeert-na-twee-seizoenen-naar-de-keuken-kampioen-divisie/ |archive-date=8 February 2024 |language=nl}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Contract Floris Smand bij SC Cambuur verlengd; verdediger uit Lemmer blijft tot zomer van 2025 in Leeuwarder dienst |url=https://lc.nl/sport/Contract-Floris-Smand-bij-Cambuur-verlengd-28552661.html |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=Leeuwarder Courant |date=21 July 2023 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tankus |first1=Arnold |title=TOP Oss lijdt grootste thuisnederlaag ooit en staat laatste |url=https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4367617/top-oss-lijdt-grootste-thuisnederlaag-ooit-en-staat-laatste |access-date=23 March 2024 |work=Omroep Brabant |date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217113800/https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4367617/top-oss-lijdt-grootste-thuisnederlaag-ooit-en-staat-laatste |archive-date=17 December 2023 |language=nl}}</ref>
On 25 August 2024, Smand joined Swedish club [[Västerås SK Fotboll|Västerås SK]] on loan from Cambuur until the end of the calendar year, with an option to buy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Västerås SK|url=https://www.vskfotboll.nu/klart-vsk-fotboll-lanar-floris-smand/|title=Klart: VSK Fotboll lånar Floris Smand|trans-title=Clear: VSK Football loans Floris Smand|date=25 August 2024|access-date=26 August 2024|language=sv}}</ref> The option was not exercised, and he returned to Cambuur for the second half of the [[2024–25 Eerste Divisie|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staifo |first1=Ninib |title=Officiellt: Ask, Boudah, Smand och Jebara lämnar Västerås SK |url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-ask-boudah-smand-och-jebara-lamnar-vasteras-sk/194326 |access-date=19 June 2025 |work=fotbolltransfers |date=26 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217153950/https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-ask-boudah-smand-och-jebara-lamnar-vasteras-sk/194326 |archive-date=17 February 2025 |language=sv |trans-title=Official: Ask, Boudah, Smand and Jebara leave Västerås SK}}</ref> He left the club at the end of the campaign following the expiry of his contract.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faber |first1=Andor |title=Floris Smand wil tien jaar Cambuur afsluiten met promotie: "Dat zou fantastisch zijn" |url=https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/17390822/floris-smand-wil-tien-jaar-cambuur-afsluiten-met-promotie-dat-zou-fantastisch-zijn |access-date=19 June 2025 |work=Omrop Fryslân |date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619184708/https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/17390822/floris-smand-wil-tien-jaar-cambuur-afsluiten-met-promotie-dat-zou-fantastisch-zijn |archive-date=19 June 2025 |language=nl |trans-title=Floris Smand aims to cap decade at Cambuur with promotion: "That would be fantastic"}}</ref>
On 11 July 2025, Smand signed a two-year contract with [[CD Eldense|Eldense]] in the Spanish third tier.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CD Eldense|url=https://www.cdeldense.es/noticias/floris-smand-nuevo-jugador-del-cd-eldense|title=Floris Smand, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense|trans-title=Floris Smand, new CD Eldense player|date=11 July 2025|access-date=25 September 2025|language=es}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 16 May 2025}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|856089}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]] |[[2022–23 SC Cambuur season|2022–23]] |[[Eredivisie]] |23||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||24||0 |- |[[2023–24 SC Cambuur season|2023–24]] |[[Eerste Divisie]] |32||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||35||1 |- |[[2024–25 Eerste Divisie|2024–25]] |Eerste Divisie |9||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=PO|Appearances in [[Eredivisie]] promotion/relegation playoffs}}||0||11||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !64!!1!!4!!0!!2!!0!!70!!1 |- |[[Västerås SK Fotboll|Västerås SK]] (loan) |[[2024 Allsvenskan|2024]] |[[Allsvenskan]] |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !70!!1!!4!!0!!2!!0!!76!!1 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|856089}}
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