Gill Swerts

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gill Swerts

| image = Gill-swerts-1305062692.jpg

| upright = 0.7

| caption = Swerts with AZ in 2009

| fullname = Gill Toby Todor Swerts

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|9|23}}

| birth_place = Brasschaat, Belgium

| height = 1.79 m

| currentclub =

| position = Right-back
Right midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Schilde

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1999

| youthclubs2 = Beveren

| youthyears3 = 1999–2001

| youthclubs3 = Feyenoord

| years1 = 2001–2005

| clubs1 = Feyenoord

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2001–2002

| clubs2 = → Excelsior (loan)

| caps2 = 30

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2002–2003

| clubs3 = → Excelsior (loan)

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2004–2005

| clubs4 = → ADO Den Haag (loan)

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2005–2008

| clubs5 = Vitesse

| caps5 = 66

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2008–2011

| clubs6 = AZ

| caps6 = 46

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2011–2012

| clubs7 = Feyenoord

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2012–2013

| clubs8 = SønderjyskE

| caps8 = 11

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2013–2015

| clubs9 = NAC Breda

| caps9 = 31

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2015–2016

| clubs10 = Notts County

| caps10 = 12

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2016–2017

| clubs11 = RFC Seraing

| caps11 = 20

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2018–2019

| clubs12 = KFC Lille

| caps12 = 20

| goals12 = 0

| totalcaps = 329

| totalgoals = 16

| nationalyears1 = 1996

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U15

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1997–1998

| nationalteam2 = Belgium U16

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 1998–1999

| nationalteam3 = Belgium U17

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2001

| nationalteam4 = Belgium U18

| nationalcaps4 = 4

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2002–2003

| nationalteam5 = Belgium U21

| nationalcaps5 = 7

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2006–2009

| nationalteam6 = Belgium

| nationalcaps6 = 17

| nationalgoals6 = 1

}}

Gill Toby Todor Swerts (born 23 September 1982) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Career

Swerts was born in Brasschaat, Belgium and made his debut in professional football as part of the Excelsior squad in the 2001–02 season.[http://gillswerts.punt.nl/ Official Site] He also played for Feyenoord, ADO Den Haag, Vitesse and AZ before returning to Feyenoord in January 2011.{{NFT player|id=13300}} 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.[https://www.vice.com/nl/article/5949d3/de-zoektocht-van-de-transfervrije-gill-swerts-naar-een-nieuwe-club De zoektocht van de transfervrije Gill Swerts naar een nieuwe club] vice.com

In early 2016, his contract with Notts County was terminated by mutual consent due to a lack of playing time.{{cite news |title=Gill Swerts leaves Notts County |url=https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/12691/10151955/gill-swerts-leaves-notts-county |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Sky Sports |date=1 February 2016}} In October 2016, Swerts joined RFC Seraing in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1.{{cite news |title=Ex-Rode Duivel Gill Swerts vindt onderdak bij Seraing |url=https://www.hln.be/default/ex-rode-duivel-gill-swerts-vindt-onderdak-bij-seraing~afd3ff75/?referrer=https://nl.wikipedia.org/ |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=16 October 2016 |language=Dutch}} In January 2018, Swerts moved to KFC Lille in the sixth-tier Eerste Provinciale Antwerpen.{{cite news |last1=Ver Elst |first1=Bart |title=Ex-Rode Duivel Gill Swerts gaat aan de slag bij KFC Lille |url=https://www.vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be/nieuws/2018-01-27/ex-rode-duivel-gill-swerts-gaat-aan-de-slag-bij-kfc-lille |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=vrouwenvoetbalkrant.nl |date=27 January 2018 |language=Dutch}}

In June 2019, Swerts announced his retirement from football, and would instead focus on coaching youth players at Royal Antwerp.{{cite news |last1=Van Gael |first1=Hannes |title=Gill Swerts hangt zijn voetbalschoenen definitief aan de haak |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2019-06-03/gill-swerts-hangt-zijn-voetbalschoenen-definitief-aan-de-haak |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=voetbalkrant.com |date=3 June 2019 |language=Dutch}}

Personal life

His father is originally from Congo.[http://www.sportwereld.nl/voetbal/clubdossiers/az/2980781/De_Afrikaan_Gill_Swerts.html De 'Afrikaan' Gill Swerts]

Career statistics

{{International goals header|ref=no|above=Gill Swerts: International goals}}

{{Ig match

| n = 1

| d=1 April 2009

| st=Bilino Polje| ci=Zenica | co=Bosnia and Herzegovina

| o=BIH

| sc=2–1

| fr=2–1

| comp=2010 WCQ}}

Honours

Eredivisie: 2008–09

References

External links

{{RBFA player|PH_2321}}
{{Soccerbase}}
[http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/gill-swerts.htm Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}}
{{NFT player|13300}}
{{Soccerway|gill-swerts/2146}}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Brasschaat

Category:Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent

Category:Belgian men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Belgium men's international footballers

Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers

Category:Excelsior Rotterdam players

Category:Feyenoord players