Jeff Stans

RKC Waalwijk

After playing youth football with VFC Vlaardingen, VV HVO, and Sparta Rotterdam, he moved to Excelsior Maassluis in 2006. He broke through into the Excelsior Maassluis first team in the 2008–09 season and moved to RKC Waalwijk in summer 2009. In April 2010, Stans signed a two-year professional contract with RKC Waalwijk, valid until summer 2012, with the option for a further two years. He played 7 times for Waalwijk during the 2010–11 season as the club were promoted to the Eredivisie as champions of the Eerste Divisie. In April 2012, Stans' contract extension was triggered. He made 36 league appearances across three seasons at the club.

Excelsior Rotterdam

Stans transferred to Excelsior Rotterdam in summer 2013, and signed a three-year contract with the club. In his debut season at the club, Stans recorded 33 league appearances and 4 play-off appearances as Excelsior were promoted to the Eredivisie via the play-offs after beating Stams' former club RKC Waalwijk in the final. Stams recorded an assist in the second leg. Across the 2014–15 Eredivisie season, Stans scored 10 goals as Excelsior avoided relegation, with the club finishing 15th, four points above the relegation play-off places. He scored 6 goals in 32 games in the 2015–16 Eredivisie as Excelsior again finished 15th.

NAC Breda

On 29 June 2016, it was announced that Stand had joined Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club.…

In February 2020, it was announced that he would become manager of amateur club SV CWO from summer 2020, and he went on to spend three seasons with the club. During the 2022–23 season, he also worked as assistant manager at Jong Sparta, whilst he was completing his UEFA A License. In January 2023, Stans was announced as the manager of VV Nieuwenhoorn, of the Vierde Divisie A, starting in summer 2023. However, in summer 2023, he cancelled his contract with Nieuwenhoorn to take the role of manager of Jong Sparta.

Stans played as an attacking midfielder. He told BN DeStem in March 2017 that he preferred to play with his back to goal, and get involved in build-up in deeper areas.

Stans comes from a footballing family. His uncle Frans played for Fortuna Vlaardingen, whilst his dad and his brother also played for VFC Vlaardingen. He has a son who was born in September 2020.