Bryan Smeets

Bryan Smeets

Personal information
Full name	Bryan George Jeffrey Smeets [1]
Date of birth	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32)
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	67	(14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2025

Bryan George Jeffrey Smeets (born 22 November 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club MVV.

Club career

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]}

International career

He was part of the Netherlands squad at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Other		Total
		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 [b]	0	15	1
	2011–12	Eerste Divisie	24	3	2	1	2 [b]	0	28	4
	2012–13	Eerste Divisie	32	8	1	1	2 [b]	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 [b]	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 [b]	0	41	12
Sparta Rotterdam	2019–20 [c]	Eredivisie	22	4	1	0	—		23	4
	2020–21	Eredivisie	26	4	0	0	1 [d]	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
	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	29	4	2	0	—		31	4
	Total		62	14	3	0	—		65	14
Career total			394	64	20	2	13	1	428	67

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup
2. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
3. Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
4. Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs

References

1. "List of Players – 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
2. "Welkom Bryan Smeets!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Lommel. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
3. "Welkom Bryan Smeets !". RWDM (in Flemish). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
4. "Bryan Smeets mag van RWDM uitkijken naar een andere club". De Limburger (in Dutch). 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
5. Delbeke, Michael (18 April 2023). "Bryan Smeets (op een zijspoor bij RWDM) traint mee met ex-club De Graafschap". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
6. "Bryan Smeets terug op het rood-witte nest". MVV (Press release) (in Dutch). 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
7. "Ajax-plaaggeest keert terug in Nederland: 'Erg blij dat hij voor ons koos'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 2 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links

• Bryan Smeets at WorldFootball.net
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Bryan Smeets at Soccerway