Floris Smand (born 20 January 2003) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Smand grew up in the town of

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, in the province of

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. He started playing football for CVVO and

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, before joining Cambuur's youth academy in 2016. Smand signed his first professional contract with Cambuur in August 2022; a two-year deal with an option for an additional season. He made his professional debut in the

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appearing at

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in a 2–0 defeat to

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on 6 August 2022. He appeared as a starter in head coach

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's lineup, and played 58 minutes before being substituted by Léon Bergsma. In his debut season with Cambuur, he suffered relegation from the Eredivisie. 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. On 6 November 2023, he scored his first goal for Cambuur in a dominant 8–1 away victory against

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; the latter's most significant home defeat ever. On 25 August 2024, Smand joined Swedish club Västerås SK on loan from Cambuur until the end of the calendar year, with an option to buy. The option was not exercised, and he returned to Cambuur for the second half of the 2024–25 season. He left the club at the end of the campaign following the expiry of his contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smand, Floris 2003 births Footballers from Utrecht (city) Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Flevo Boys players SC Cambuur players Västerås SK Fotboll players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Allsvenskan players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden 21st-century Dutch sportsmen