Glenn Bijl

Glenn Bijl
Bijl with Krylia Sovetov in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth 13 July 1995
Place of birth Stadskanaal, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Krylia Sovetov
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2006 SC Stadskanaal
2006–2015 FC Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 FC Groningen 1 (0)
2016 FC Dordrecht (loan) 15 (2)
2016–2017 Jong FC Groningen 16 (1)
2017–2021 FC Emmen 117 (7)
2021– Krylia Sovetov 65 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023

Glenn Bijl (born 13 July 1995) is a Dutch football player who plays as a right-back for Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Club career

Bijl made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Dordrecht on 15 January 2016 in a game against FC Eindhoven.

On 12 August 2018, he scored FC Emmen's first ever goal in the Eredivisie.

On 25 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Russian club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. On 14 December 2022, Bijl extended his contract with Krylia Sovetov until 2025.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Groningen 2014–15 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Dordrecht (loan) 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 15 2 15 2
Jong Groningen 2016–17 Derde Divisie 16 1 16 1
Emmen 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 31 2 1 0 4 1 36 3
2018–19 Eredivisie 32 2 2 3 34 5
2019–20 Eredivisie 24 1 1 0 25 1
2020–21 Eredivisie 30 2 3 1 1 0 34 3
Total 117 7 7 4 0 0 5 1 129 12
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2021–22 Russian Premier League 21 0 2 1 23 1
2022–23 Russian Premier League 28 2 10 0 38 2
2023–24 Russian Premier League 16 1 5 2 21 3
Total 65 3 17 3 0 0 0 0 82 6
Career total 214 13 24 7 0 0 6 1 244 21
  1. Appearance in the European competition play-offs
  2. Appearances in the promotion play-offs
  3. Appearance in the relegation play-offs