Stijn van Gassel (born 18 October 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

club Excelsior.

Club career

Helmond Sport

Van Gassel made his professional debut in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

for Helmond Sport on 22 April 2016 in a game against

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviatio ...

. In the 2016–17 season, he played the final games due to an injury to starting goalkeeper

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. In the same season, he signed a contract extension with Helmond Sport until 2019. Due to Kaya's departure, Van Gassel became the starting goalkeeper of Helmond Sport ahead of the 2017–18 season.

Excelsior

On 12 March 2021, Van Gassel rejected an offer by Helmond Sport to extend his contract, in order to pursue an opportunity to play at a higher level. On 31 May 2021, he agreed to sign for fellow Eerste Divisie club Excelsior on a two-year contract starting 1 July. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2021–22 season in a 1–0 home loss to

TOP Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

. This match also marked his 150th professional appearance.

Honours

Individual *

Team of the Month: April 2023

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gassel, Stijn van 1996 births People from Venray Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) Living people Dutch men's footballers Helmond Sport players Excelsior Rotterdam players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football goalkeepers