Gill Swerts

Gill Swerts

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-09-23) 23 September 1982
Place of birth	Brasschaat, Belgium
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back Right midfielder
Team information
Current team	RFC Seraing
Number	13
Youth career
	Schilde
0000–1999	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 Arnhem	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)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Gill Swerts (born 23 September 1982) is a Belgian professional football player who played for RFC Seraing in the Belgian First Amateur Division in season 2016/17.

Career

Swerts is a defender who was born in Brasschaat, Belgium and made his debut in professional football, as part of the Excelsior Rotterdam squad in the 2001–2002 season. He also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, ADO Den Haag, Vitesse Arnhem and AZ before returning to Feyenoord in January 2011. Whilst at AZ he won the 2008–09 Eredivisie. After that, he played for Sönderjyske in Denmark, NAC Breda, and Notts County in England.

He is also known for his dive against Jetro Willems that resulted in Willems being sent off for a red card.

International stats

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	1 April 2009	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	2–1	2010 WCQ Personal His father is originally from Congo. References 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