Gill Swerts
Gill Toby Todor Swerts (born 23 September 1982) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right back.
![]() Swerts with AZ in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gill Toby Todor Swerts | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Brasschaat, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Right back Right midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Schilde | |||
–1999 | Beveren | ||
1999–2001 | Feyenoord | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Feyenoord | 17 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → Excelsior (loan) | 30 | (6) |
2002–2003 | → Excelsior (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2004–2005 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2005–2008 | Vitesse | 66 | (5) |
2008–2011 | AZ | 46 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Feyenoord | 10 | (1) |
2012–2013 | SønderjyskE | 11 | (0) |
2013–2015 | NAC Breda | 31 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Notts County | 12 | (0) |
2016–2017 | RFC Seraing | 20 | (0) |
2018–2019 | KFC Lille | 20 | (0) |
National team | |||
1996 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Belgium U16 | 9 | (1) |
1998–1999 | Belgium U17 | 3 | (1) |
2001 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Belgium U21 | 7 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Belgium | 17 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Swerts is a defender who was born in Brasschaat, Belgium and made his debut in professional football as part of the Excelsior squad in the 2001–02 season.[1] He also played for Feyenoord, ADO Den Haag, Vitesse and AZ before returning to Feyenoord in January 2011.[2] He was part of the AZ team winning the 2008–09 Eredivisie. After that, he played for SønderjyskE in Denmark, NAC Breda, and Notts County in England.[3]
In early 2016, his contract with Notts County was terminated by mutual consent due to a lack of playing time.[4] In October 2016, Swerts joined RFC Seraing in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1.[5] In January 2018, Swerts moved to KFC Lille in the sixth-tier Eerste Provinciale Antwerpen.[6]
In June 2019, Swerts announced his retirement from football, and would instead focus on coaching youth players at Royal Antwerp.[7]
International stats
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 April 2009 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 WCQ |
References
- Official Site
- Gill Swerts at National-Football-Teams.com
- De zoektocht van de transfervrije Gill Swerts naar een nieuwe club vice.com
- "Gill Swerts leaves Notts County". Sky Sports. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "Ex-Rode Duivel Gill Swerts vindt onderdak bij Seraing". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 16 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Ver Elst, Bart (27 January 2018). "Ex-Rode Duivel Gill Swerts gaat aan de slag bij KFC Lille". vrouwenvoetbalkrant.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Van Gael, Hannes (3 June 2019). "Gill Swerts hangt zijn voetbalschoenen definitief aan de haak". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- De 'Afrikaan' Gill Swerts
External links
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- Gill Swerts at Soccerbase
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Gill Swerts at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gill Swerts at Soccerway