{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Guus Til |image = Guus Til (Spartak Moscow, 19.08.2019).jpg |caption = Til playing for Spartak Moscow in 2019 |full_name = Guus Berend Til<ref>{{cite web |title=Guus Berend Til |url=https://eredivisie.eu/clubs/feyenoord/players/guus-berend-til/ |website=Eredivisie |access-date=3 January 2022 |archive-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103155828/https://eredivisie.eu/clubs/feyenoord/players/guus-berend-til/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|22|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/240965/guus-til |title=Guus Til: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref> |birth_place = Samfya, Zambia |height = 1.86 m<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spartak.com/team/persons/gus_til |title=Гус Тиль |publisher=FC Spartak Moscow |access-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111145744/https://spartak.com/team/persons/gus_til |archive-date=11 November 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |position = Attacking midfielder |currentclub = PSV |clubnumber = 20 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Geinburgia |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = SV Diemen |youthyears3 = 2010–2016 |youthclubs3 = AZ |years1 = 2016–2017 |clubs1 = Jong AZ |caps1 = 14 |goals1 = 3 |years2 = 2016–2019 |clubs2 = AZ |caps2 = 76 |goals2 = 23 |years3 = 2019–2022 |clubs3 = Spartak Moscow |caps3 = 21 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2020–2021 |clubs4 = → SC Freiburg (loan) |caps4 = 7 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2020–2021 |clubs5 = → SC Freiburg II (loan) |caps5 = 4 |goals5 = 4 |years6 = 2021–2022 |clubs6 = → Feyenoord (loan) |caps6 = 32 |goals6 = 15 |years7 = 2022– |clubs7 = PSV |caps7 = 121 |goals7 = 43 |nationalyears1 = 2016 |nationalteam1 = Netherlands U20 |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 |nationalteam2 = Netherlands U21 |nationalcaps2 = 9 |nationalgoals2 = 2 |nationalyears3 = 2018– |nationalteam3 = Netherlands |nationalcaps3 = 6 |nationalgoals3 = 1 |pcupdate = 16:33, 17 May 2026 (UTC) |ntupdate = 11 October 2024 }}
'''Guus Berend Til''' (born 22 December 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|guus-til/451981}}</ref>
==Early life== Til was born in Samfya, Zambia, where his father worked in the development field. He moved to the Netherlands at age 3, as his family settled in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of Amsterdam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guus Til (AZ): 'Ik was enige blanke die kon voetballen' |url=https://www.ewmagazine.nl/nederland/achtergrond/2018/04/606865-606865/ |website=EWmagazine.nl |access-date=20 May 2022 |language=nl |date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
==Club career== ===AZ=== Til is a youth exponent from AZ. He made his professional debut on 4 August 2016 as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League play-off match against PAS Giannina, replacing Joris van Overeem after 71 minutes.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/04/europe/uefa-cup/pas-giannina/stichting-az/2282887/|title=PAS Giannina vs. AZ - 4 August 2016 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref>
===Spartak Moscow=== On 5 August 2019, Spartak Moscow announced they had signed Guus Til from AZ for a reported transfer fee of €18 million (the third highest transfer fee in club history at the time). He also signed a four-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Гус Тиль стал игроком Спартака |url=https://spartak.com/news/2019-08-05-gus_til_stal_igrokom_spartaka/ |publisher=FC Spartak Moscow |accessdate=5 August 2019 |language=Russian |date=5 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Spartak Transfer Maakt Til Derde Topverkoop AZ In Vier Jaar |url=https://www.vtbl.nl/nieuws/artikel/4804501/spartak-transfer-maakt-til-derde-topverkoop-az-vier-jaar |website=www.vtbl.nl |date=5 August 2019 |accessdate=5 August 2019 |archive-date=5 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805182246/https://www.vtbl.nl/nieuws/artikel/4804501/spartak-transfer-maakt-til-derde-topverkoop-az-vier-jaar |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his Russian Premier League debut on 11 August 2019 against Akhmat Grozny, he provided 2 assists in a 3–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_13154.html|title=Akhmat v Spartak game report|date=11 August 2019}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Spartak on 25 August 2019 in an away game against Krylia Sovetov Samara, when his added-time goal gave his team a 2–1 comeback away victory.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_13172.html|title=Krylia Sovetov v Spartak game report|date=25 August 2019}}</ref>
====Loan to SC Freiburg==== On 3 September 2020, Til joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg on a season-long loan with option to buy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://www.scfreiburg.com/node/54819|title=Guus Til kommt von Spartak Moskau|trans-title=Guus Til arrives from Spartak Moscow|date=3 September 2020|language=German|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903172225/https://www.scfreiburg.com/node/54819|url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Loan to Feyenoord==== On 2 June 2021, Til extended his contract with Spartak until 31 May 2024 and was loaned to Feyenoord for the 2021–22 season. Spartak held an option to terminate his loan early if he appeared in fewer than half of all official games for Feyenoord up until 1 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Spartak Moscow|url=https://spartak.com/news/2021-06-02-til_prodlil_kontrakt_so_spartakom_i_arendovan_feyyenoordom/|title=Тиль продлил контракт со "Спартаком" и арендован "Фейеноордом"|date=2 June 2021|language=ru}}</ref>
On 29 July 2021, Til scored a hat-trick against FC Drita of Kosovo in the second qualifying round for the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2032895/|title=Feyenoord 3-2 Drita|website=UEFA|date=29 July 2021|access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
On 3 October, Til was named the Eredivisie Player of the Month for September following four goals in three league matches for Feyenoord, which all ended in victory for the Rotterdam club.<ref name=EPOM />
===PSV Eindhoven=== On 4 July 2022, Til signed a four-year contract with PSV.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=PSV|url=https://www.psv.nl/nieuwspagina/artikel/definitief-psv-neemt-guus-til-over-van-spartak-moskou.htm|title=PSV NEEMT GUUS TIL OVER VAN SPARTAK MOSKOU|date=4 July 2022|access-date=4 July 2022|language=nl}}</ref> Til scored a hat-trick on his debut for the club, a 5–3 win over rivals Ajax in the Johan Cruyff Shield on 30 July.<ref name=JCSwin>{{cite web|url=https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/matches/match/ajax-psv-30-07-2022.htm|title=Ajax - PSV|website=PSV.nl|date=30 July 2022|accessdate=30 July 2022|archive-date=23 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923024833/https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/matches/match/ajax-psv-30-07-2022.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==International career== Til was a youth international for the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/19/57e32d1e-aea21781-624482 |title=Speler: Guus Til | OnsOranje |access-date=6 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306212645/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/19/57e32d1e-aea21781-624482 |archive-date=6 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In March 2018, Til earned from Ronald Koeman his debut international call-up to the Netherlands national team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/5166179/weghorst-plek-in-voorselectie-oranje-stap-allergrootste-droom.html|title = Weghorst: 'Plek in voorselectie Oranje stap naar allergrootste droom'|date = 7 March 2018}}</ref> He made his debut coming on as a substitute for Kenny Tete in the 78th minute of a 3–0 friendly win against Portugal on 26 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=499991|title=Portugal v Netherlands game report|date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
In May 2021, the Football Association of Zambia had confirmed they had contacted Til over a possible switch of international allegiance. Zambia head coach Milutin Sredojević stated that Til was still undecided on his future.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-27|title=Milutin Sredojevic confirms Zambia's approach for Dutch midfielder Guus Til|url=https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/world-news/categories/news/african-football/milutin-sredojevic-confirms-zambia-s-approach-for-dutch-midfielder-guus-til/699857?gallery=667713&gallery-page=10|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Kick Off}}</ref> Til returned to the Netherlands national team in September 2021 scoring his first goal in a 6–1 win over Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/1373531/Bijlow-en-doelpuntenmaker-Til-walsen-met-Oranje-over-Kokcu-en-Turkije-heen-in-WK-kwalificatieduel |title= Bijlow en doelpuntenmaker Til walsen met Oranje over Kökcü en Turkije heen in WK-kwalificatieduel |language=Dutch |date=7 September 2021 |access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 17 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Guus Til » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe369704/guus-til/club-matches/ |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|451981|access-date=30 January 2018}}</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{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, Russian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Jong AZ |2016–17 |Tweede Divisie |14||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||3 |- |rowspan="5"|AZ |2016–17 |Eredivisie |10||2||2||0||3{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Eredivisie European play-offs}}||0||16||2 |- |2017–18 |Eredivisie |33||9||6||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||11 |- |2018–19 |Eredivisie |33||12||4||2||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||39||15 |- |2019–20 |Eredivisie |0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !76!!23!!12!!4!!7!!1!!1!!0!!96!!28 |- |rowspan="3"|Spartak Moscow |2019–20 |Russian Premier League |18||2||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||21||2 |- |2020–21 |Russian Premier League |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !21!!2!!3!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!24!!2 |- |SC Freiburg (loan) |2020–21 |Bundesliga |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |SC Freiburg II (loan) |2020–21 |Regionalliga Südwest |4||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||4 |- |Feyenoord (loan) |2021–22 |Eredivisie |32||15||1||0||16{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||6||colspan="2"|—||49||21 |- |rowspan="5"|PSV |2022–23 |Eredivisie |30||9||5||1||10{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1{{efn|name=JCS|Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}}||3||46||13 |- |2023–24 |Eredivisie |30||10||2||0||8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||0||0||0||40||10 |- |2024–25 |Eredivisie |32||10||4||2||12{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=JCS}}||1||49||13 |- |2025–26 |Eredivisie |29||14||2||1||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||1{{efn|name=JCS}}||0||40||17 |- !colspan="2"|Total !121!!43!!13!!4!!38!!2!!3!!4!!175!!53 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !275!!90!!28!!8!!61!!9!!4!!4!!369!!111 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 11 October 2024}}<ref name=NFT>{{NFT player |id=70895 |name=Til, Guus |accessdate=13 April 2022}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Netherlands |2018||1||0 |- |2021||3||1 |- |2022||1||0 |- |2024||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!6!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list the Netherlands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Til goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Guus Til |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 7 September 2021 || Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|6–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Honours== '''Feyenoord''' * UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/0275-153b4c3b58ce-9dd2bc95bfd0-1000/|first=Sam|last=Honeyman|title=Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>
'''PSV''' * Eredivisie: 2023–24, 2024–25,<ref>{{cite news |title=PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse |url=https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer-eredivisie-psv-crowned-eredivisie-champions-for-26th-time-after-historic-ajax-collapse/McatY0uC/ |date=18 May 2025 |access-date=18 May 2025 |website=Flashscore}}</ref> 2025–26<ref>{{cite news |title=From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title |url=https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer-eredivisie-from-championship-jitters-to-record-breakers-psv-s-road-to-the-title/6iQALGwo/ |date=5 April 2026 |access-date=5 April 2026 |website=Flashscore}}</ref> * KNVB Cup: 2022–23<ref name="NOS">{{cite web |date=30 April 2023 |title=PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes |trans-title=PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2473413-psv-wint-na-strafschoppen-van-ajax-in-bekerfinale-vol-irritaties-en-opstootjes |access-date=10 May 2023 |language=Dutch}}</ref> * Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022,<ref name=JCSwin /> 2023,<ref>{{cite web |date=4 August 2023 |title=Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal |trans-title=Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2485454-lang-beslist-duel-met-feyenoord-en-bezorgt-psv-veertiende-johan-cruijff-schaal |access-date=8 August 2023 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> 2025<ref>{{cite news |title=PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles |url=https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer-johan-cruyff-shield-psv-win-15th-johan-cruyff-shield-after-late-comeback-against-go-ahead-eagles/SUb4Giig/ |date=3 August 2025 |access-date=3 August 2025 |website=Flashscore}}</ref>
'''Individual''' *Eredivisie Player of the Month: September 2021,<ref name=EPOM>{{cite news|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/guus-til-named-as-eredivisie-player-of-the-month/|title=Guus Til named as Eredivisie Player of the Month|website=Eredivisie|date=3 October 2021|access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref> November 2025<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/guus-til-potm-november/|title=Guus Til named Player of the Month for November|website=Eredivisie|date=4 December 2025|access-date=10 December 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/team/player/guus-til.htm Profile] at the PSV Eindhoven website * [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/578 Profile] at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch) * {{UEFA player}}
{{PSV Eindhoven squad}} {{Netherlands squad 2026 FIFA World Cup}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Til, Guus}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:People from Samfya District Category:Footballers from Amsterdam Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers Category:Netherlands men's international footballers Category:Zambian men's footballers Category:Zambian people of Dutch descent Category:AZ Alkmaar players Category:Jong AZ players Category:FC Spartak Moscow players Category:SC Freiburg players Category:Feyenoord players Category:PSV Eindhoven players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Russian Premier League players Category:Bundesliga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Russia Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen Category:2026 FIFA World Cup players