Kay Smits

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Kay Smits
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Personal information
Full name Kay Kirsten Evert Smits
Born (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 27)
Geleen, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Number 33
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2014–2016
 Limburg Lions
2016–2018
 Wilhelmshavener HV
2018–2021
 TTH Holstebro
2020
 → SC Magdeburg (loan)
2021–2023
 SC Magdeburg
2023–
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–
 Netherlands 80 (368)

Kay Kirsten Evert Smits (born 31 March 1997) is a Dutch handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Dutch national team.

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He is the first ever men's player of the Netherlands to win the EHF Champions League, Europe's most important club competition with SC Magdeburg in 2022/2023.

He represented the Netherlands at the 2022 and 2020 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship. Smits had to withdraw for the 2024 EHF Euro's due to inflammation of his heart muscle. [1] [2]

Although Kay Smits is still an active player, he is already considered as the best Dutch right back ever. His father Gino Smits  [ nl ], sister Inger and brother Jorn are also international handball players for the Netherlands. [3]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Richardsson maakt definitieve EK-selectie bekend". heren.handbal.nl. 5 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ↑ De genen van handbalfamilie Smits: 'Later beseffen we hoe bijzonder dit is' Archived 2021-01-28 at the Wayback Machine , NOS, 19 January 2021
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