List of international goals scored by Kelly Smith

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Smith with Arsenal in 2017: she played 117 games for England and four for Great Britain. Arsenal LFC v Kelly Smith All-Stars XI (038).jpg
Smith with Arsenal in 2017: she played 117 games for England and four for Great Britain.

Kelly Smith is an English former professional footballer who played for both England and Great Britain between 1995 and 2014, and scored 46 international goals during that time. [1] Smith scored all 46 goals for England in 117 appearances, [2] making her the country's record goalscorer until Ellen White surpassed the record on 30 November 2021. [3] A prolific scorer, former teammate and England captain Steph Houghton declared Smith to be "England's best-ever player" in 2015. [2]

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Smith made her international debut for England on 1 November 1995 in a 1−1 home draw with Italy, playing the entire UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying match. [4] At The Valley in London 18 days later, Smith scored her first international goal in a 5−0 win over Croatia, contributing again to England's successful Euro 1997 qualifying campaign. [5] Smith scored her first international hat-trick against Hungary on 27 October 2005 in a 13−0 away win; it was the team's highest winning margin until England defeated Latvia 20−0 on 30 November 2021. [6] [7] In the 2009 Women's Euro final, Smith scored in the 6−2 loss to Germany, a defeat which prolonged England's deprivation of their first major honour. [8] Smith managed 117 caps over a 20-year career with England; she was often considered one of the world's top female players with pundits, coaches and opponents frequently praising her. [9] On 8 March 2013, Smith scored her final goal for England in a 4−4 draw against Scotland in the 2013 Cyprus Cup. [1] She announced her international retirement on 3 February 2015, citing her desire to move into coaching. [2]

With London's successful bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the United Kingdom entered a women's team into the football tournament as hosts, despite not traditionally entering. [10] Smith played only four matches for Great Britain. She made her debut in a pre-tournament friendly against Sweden, in preparation for the 2012 Olympics. During the competition, Smith featured in the group matches against Brazil, Cameroon and New Zealand. [1] Great Britain eventually left the tournament following a 2−0 defeat to Canada in the quarter-final, a match in which Smith did not feature. [11] She never scored a goal for Great Britain. [1]

International goals

Scores and results list her team's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Smith goal.Every international goal scored by Smith was for England. [1]

Table key
Indicates England won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates England lost the match
List of international goals scored by Kelly Smith
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
119 November 1995 The Valley, London, EnglandFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5–05–0 UEFA Euro 1997 qualification [5]
217 March 1996 Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla, Cosenza, ItalyFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–01–2 UEFA Euro 1997 qualification [12]
318 April 1996 Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, CroatiaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1−02–0 UEFA Euro 1997 qualification [13]
419 May 1996 Griffin Park, London, EnglandFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2−03–0 UEFA Euro 1997 qualification [14]
52 October 2000 Kolos Stadium, Boryspil, UkraineFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1−02–1 UEFA Euro 2001 qualification [15]
622 March 2001 Kenilworth Road, Luton, EnglandFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1−14–1 Friendly [16]
724 February 2002 Fratton Park, Portsmouth, EnglandFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2−03–0 2003 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
83−0
923 March 2002 Zuiderpark Stadion, The Hague, NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3−14–1 2003 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
1019 February 2004 Fratton Park, Portsmouth, EnglandFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–02–0 Friendly [19]
1126 May 2005 Bescot Stadium, Walsall, EnglandFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2–14–1 Friendly [20]
121 September 2005 Ertl Glas Stadion, Amstetten, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1−14–1 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
1327 October 2005 Tapolca Stadium, Tapolca, HungaryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1−013–0 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]
147−0
1511−0
1631 August 2006 The Valley, London, EnglandFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1−04–0 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
172−0
183−0
198 March 2007 National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes, EnglandFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 4−06–0 Friendly [23]
2013 May 2007 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham, EnglandUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1−04–0 UEFA Euro 2009 qualification [24]
2117 May 2007 Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea, EnglandFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1−04–0 Friendly [25]
2211 September 2007 Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, ChinaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1−12–2 2007 FIFA World Cup [26]
232−1
2417 September 2007 Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium, Chengdu, ChinaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4−16–1 2007 FIFA World Cup [27]
255−1
2627 October 2007 Bescot Stadium, Walsall, EnglandFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2−04–0 UEFA Euro 2009 qualification [28]
2714 February 2008 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2–12–1 Friendly [29]
2828 September 2008 Ďolíček, Prague, Czech RepublicFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2−15–1 UEFA Euro 2009 qualification [30]
295−1
302 October 2008 Estadio Ruta de la Plata, Zamora, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–22–2 UEFA Euro 2009 qualification [31]
319 February 2009Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1−02–2 Friendly [25]
3211 February 2009Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 3−14–1 Friendly [25]
335 March 2009 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3−06–0 2009 Cyprus Cup [32]
3412 March 2009 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, CyprusFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2−13–1 2009 Cyprus Cup [32]
3528 August 2009 Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 3–23–2 UEFA Euro 2009 [33]
366 September 2009 Tampere Stadium, Tampere, FinlandFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2−02–1 UEFA Euro 2009 [34]
3710 September 2009 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2−3 2–6 UEFA Euro 2009 final [8]
3820 May 2010 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 2−04–0 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
3921 August 2010 Sepp-Doll Stadion  [ de ], Krems, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1−04–0 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
402−0
4112 September 2010 New Meadow, Shrewsbury, EnglandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2–02–0 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [37]
4216 September 2010 Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen, SwitzerlandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1−03–2 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification [38]
432 March 2011 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–02–0 2011 Cyprus Cup [32]
4428 February 2012 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, CyprusFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2−13–1 2012 Cyprus Cup [32]
453−1
468 March 2013 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4–34–4 2013 Cyprus Cup [32]

Hat-tricks

List of international hat-tricks scored by Kelly Smith
No.OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef.
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3 – (1–0', 7–0', 11–0')13–0Tapolca Stadium, Tapolca, Hungary 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification 27 October 2005 [6]
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')4–0 The Valley, London, England 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification 31 August 2006 [22]

Statistics

  1. ↑ The Women's Football Archive incorrectly lists Smith's number of England caps as 116; the list of appearances does not include the match against Denmark on 23 August 2001. [39] According to The Football Association, she made 117 appearances for England. [2]

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