Tijn Smolenaars

Tijn Smolenaars (born 23 February 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PSV in the .

Early life Smolenaars started playing with PSV academy from 2014 onwards. He also trained with his brother Luuk who is also a goalkeeper.

Career Smolenaars signed his first professional contract with PSV in June 2022 keeping him with the club until 2025. He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie on 6 January 2023 as Jong PSV played at away against NAC Breda at the Rat Verlegh Stadion. The club had a goalkeeper crisis with more regular starters Niek Schiks and Kjell Peersman injured, and new signing Roy Steur unregistered, Smolenaars was chosen ahead of Curacao international Tyrick Bodak to start.

International career Smolenaars made his debut with the Dutch under-18 national team in September 2022 against the Faroe Islands under-18 team.

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