Kees Smit

Defensive Midfielder - AZ
31 Aug 2026
Monday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 3 Transfers 1 Relations Events 24 Awards Matches History

Events

24
Severity
Mood

  1. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  2. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  3. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  4. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  5. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  6. Worried by competition from a new signing Bart van Rooij

    Minor
    Cause
    The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  7. Frustrated after the club rejected interest from Real Madrid

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. The move would be a clear step up. A bid has already been rejected. Publicly calm, but privately the link interests him. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  8. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  9. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  10. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  11. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  12. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.

  13. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  14. Clashed with Stije Resink over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  15. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  16. Impressed senior staff in training

    Moderate
    Cause
    His application and quality stood out for someone at this stage of his development.

  17. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $2.1M/y

  18. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  19. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $2.1M/y

  20. He has started to want: A bigger club

    Mind

  21. He has started to want: A place in the national squad

    Mind

  22. He has started to want: Better players around him

    Mind

  23. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  24. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind