Bryan Smeets

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Bryan Smeets
Personal information
Full name Bryan George Jeffrey Smeets [1]
Date of birth (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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 10 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MVV 2009–10 Eerste Divisie 4000—40
2010–11 Eerste Divisie131002 [lower-alpha 2] 0151
2011–12 Eerste Divisie243212 [lower-alpha 2] 0284
2012–13 Eerste Divisie328112 [lower-alpha 2] 03510
2013–14 Eerste Divisie36520—385
2014–15 Eerste Divisie35620—376
Total14423726015725
De Graafschap 2015–16 Eredivisie 281104 [lower-alpha 2] 1332
2016–17 Eerste Divisie24310—253
Total5242041585
Cambuur 2017–18 Eerste Divisie7030—100
TOP Oss 2018–19 Eerste Divisie3712202 [lower-alpha 2] 04112
Sparta Rotterdam 2019–20 [lower-alpha 3] Eredivisie22410—234
2020–21 Eredivisie264001 [lower-alpha 4] 0274
2021–22 Eerste Divisie20220—222
Total681030107210
Lommel 2021–22 First Division B 101——101
RWD Molenbeek 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 14010—150
MVV 2023–24 Eerste Divisie331010—3410
Career total3656019213139763
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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

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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. 1 2 "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.
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