Ian Smeulers

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| name = Ian Smeulers

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barendrecht, Netherlands

| height = 1.77m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Volos

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1 = 2006–2019 | youthclubs1 = Feyenoord

| years1 = 2019–2021 | clubs1 = Feyenoord | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → Dordrecht (loan) | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = → Willem II (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = Sandefjord | caps4 = 53 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = Excelsior | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = Volos | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U17 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = Netherlands U18 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2018 | nationalteam3 = Netherlands U19 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 7 December 2024

| nationalteam-update = 00:19, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

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Ian Smeulers (born 12 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club Volos.

Career

Smeulders began playing football at the youth academy of Feyenoord in 2006. He began his senior career on loan with Dordrecht for the 2019–20 season. Smeulders made his professional debut with Dordrecht in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie tie with Roda on 15 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/15/netherlands/eerste-divisie/bvo-fc-dordrecht/roda-jc/3031815/|title=Dordrecht vs. Roda JC - 15 November 2019 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}} He was loaned to Willem II in the Eredivisie on 1 February 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/965385/willem-ii-doet-zaken-met-feyenoord-en-haalt-verdediger-naar-tilburg.html|title=Willem II doet zaken met Feyenoord en haalt verdediger naar Tilburg|website=www.voetbalprimeur.nl}}

On 21 August 2023, Smeulers signed a contract with Excelsior for one year, with an option for a second year.{{cite web|publisher=Excelsior|url=https://excelsiorrotterdam.nl/2023/08/excelsior-contracteert-verdediger-ian-smeulers/|title=EXCELSIOR CONTRACTEERT VERDEDIGER IAN SMEULERS|trans-title=EXCELSIOR SIGNS DEFENDER IAN SMEULERS|date=21 August 2023|access-date=21 August 2023|language=nl}}