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

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Helmond Sport

Van Gassel made his professional debut in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

for

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

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 abbreviati ...

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

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 abbrevia ...

. This match also marked his 150th professional appearance.

NEC

On 19 June 2024,

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club

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announced that Van Gassel had signed a two-year contract with the club, with an option for an additional season.

Career Statistics

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Honours

Individual *

Team of the Month: April 2023

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gassel, Stijn van 1996 births Sportspeople from Venray Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) Living people Dutch men's footballers Helmond Sport players Excelsior Rotterdam players NEC Nijmegen players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen