Guus Berend Til (born 22 December 1997) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club PSV and the Netherlands national team.

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

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neighbourhood of

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Club career

AZ

Til is a youth exponent from AZ. He made his professional debut on 4 August 2016 as a substitute in a

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play-off match against

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, replacing Joris van Overeem after 71 minutes.

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. In his

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debut on 11 August 2019 against Akhmat Grozny, he provided 2 assists in a 3–1 victory. 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.

Loan to SC Freiburg

On 3 September 2020, Til joined

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side

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on a season-long loan with option to buy.

Loan to Feyenoord

On 2 June 2021, Til extended his contract with Spartak until 31 May 2024 and was loaned to

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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. 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

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. 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.

PSV Eindhoven

On 4 July 2022, Til signed a four-year contract with PSV. Til scored a hat-trick on his debut for the club, a 5–3 win over rivals

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in the

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on 30 July.

International career

Til was a youth international for the Netherlands. In March 2018, Til earned from

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his debut international call-up to the Netherlands national team. He made his debut coming on as a substitute for Kenny Tete in the 78th minute of a 3–0 friendly win against

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on 26 March 2018. In May 2021, the

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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. Til returned to the Netherlands national team in September 2021 scoring his first goal in a 6–1 win over

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Til goal.''

Honours

Feyenoord *

runner-up: 2021–22 PSV *

: 2023–24, 2024–25 *

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: 2022–23 *

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Individual * Eredivisie Player of the Month: September 2021

References

External links

Profile
at the PSV Eindhoven website
Profile
at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Til, Guus 1997 births Living people People from Samfya District Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Zambian men's footballers Zambian people of Dutch descent AZ Alkmaar players Jong AZ players FC Spartak Moscow players SC Freiburg players Feyenoord players PSV Eindhoven players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Russian Premier League players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Russia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Dutch sportsmen