Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bryan George Jeffrey Smeets [1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | MVV | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
MVV | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2015 | MVV | 144 | (23) |
2015–2017 | De Graafschap | 52 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Cambuur | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | TOP Oss | 37 | (12) |
2019–2022 | Sparta Rotterdam | 68 | (10) |
2022 | Lommel | 10 | (1) |
2022–2023 | RWD Molenbeek | 14 | (0) |
2023– | MVV | 33 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 5 June 2024 (UTC) |
Bryan George Jeffrey Smeets (born 22 November 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club MVV.
He formerly played for MVV Maastricht, De Graafschap and SC Cambuur. He is best known the myth of Bryan scoring the equalizer against Ajax in 2016, which dramatically decided the winner of the Eredivisie title to be PSV Eindhoven.
On 1 February 2022, Smeets signed with Lommel in Belgium. [2]
Only months later, on 18 May 2022, Smeets was announced as the first signing ahead of the 2022–23 season for RWDM. [3] He signed a two-year deal with an option for an additional year. [3] In December 2022, he was told by club management that he was unwanted and could leave. [4] In April 2023, he started practicing with his former club De Graafschap. [5]
On 30 June 2023, it was announced that Smeets had returned to his first professional club MVV on a three-year contract. [6] [7]
He was part of the Netherlands squad at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
MVV | 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 10 | |
2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
Total | 144 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 157 | 25 | ||
De Graafschap | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 33 | 2 |
2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
Total | 52 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 5 | ||
Cambuur | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
TOP Oss | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 12 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 2019–20 [lower-alpha 3] | Eredivisie | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
Total | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 10 | ||
Lommel | 2021–22 | First Division B | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
RWD Molenbeek | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
MVV | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 10 | |
Career total | 365 | 60 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 397 | 63 |
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