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)
Playing position	Right back Right midfielder
Club information
Current team	RFC Seraing
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–	RFC Seraing	0	(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 and correct as of 29 December 2015 (UTC).

Gill Swerts (born 23 September 1982) is a Belgian professional football player currently playing for RFC Seraing in the Belgian First Amateur Division.

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.^[1] He also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, ADO Den Haag, Vitesse Arnhem and AZ before returning to Feyenoord in January 2011.^[2]

In September 2012, Swerts signed with SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga.

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

**Gill Swerts: International goals**
Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	April 1, 2009	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	2–1	2010 WCQ

His father is originally from Congo.^[3]

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