Olivia Smith (soccer)

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Olivia Smith
Personal information
Full name Olivia Smith [1]
Date of birth (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 15
Youth career
Whitby SC
Oshawa Kicks SC
Ajax SC
Markham FC
North Toronto SC
NDC Ontario
North Toronto SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Penn State Nittany Lions 16 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 North Toronto Nitros 11 (18)
2023– Sporting CP 14 (9)
International career‡
2018 Canada U15 4 (1)
2022– Canada U20 18 (20)
2019– Canada 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 24, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 6, 2024

Olivia Smith (born August 5, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Sporting CP in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino and the Canada national team.

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Early life

Smith was born in North York, Ontario, but grew up in Whitby. She first played house league with the Whitby Soccer Club, before playing at the competitive level with Oshawa Kicks SC, Ajax SC, Markham FC and then North Toronto SC. [2] [3] Afterwards, she joined the Ontario Regional Excel (REX) program (later renamed to the NDC Ontario), [4] before returning to North Toronto SC to train in advance of her move to college, where she committed to join the Florida State Seminoles. [5]

College career

Initially committed to attend Florida State University, she instead decided to attend Penn State University, where she played for the women's soccer team. [6] [7] She made her debut on September 18, coming on as a second-half substitute against the Indiana Hoosiers. [8] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 25 against the Illinois Fighting Illini. [9] After one season, she elected to forgo her remaining eligibility to sign a professional contract. [10] [11]

Club career

In 2022, she played for the North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario. [12] She made her debut on May 7 against Alliance United. [12] In her next match on May 14, she scored her first goal against Simcoe County Rovers FC. [13] She scored a brace on May 18 against Electric City FC. [14] She scored four goals in a 6–1 victory over BVB IA Waterloo on June 18. [15] After the season, she was named Young Player of the Season, Forward of the Year, and won the Golden Boot after leading the league in scoring with 18 goals, while only appearing in 11 games. [16] She was also named a league First Team All-Star and U18 All-Star in 2022. [17] [18]

In July 2023, Smith signed her first professional contract and joined Portuguese club Sporting CP in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino on a three-year deal. [19] [20] In her league debut, she scored and added an assist for the club. [21] [22]

International career

In 2017, she made her debut in the Canada Soccer program, when she attended a youth camp at age 12. [3] She made her international debut for the Canadian U15 team at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship. [23]

In late October 2019, she was called up to the Canada women's national soccer team for the first time. [24] On November 7, 2019, she became the youngest player ever to debut for the senior national team at the 15 years and 94 days old, when she replaced Jordyn Huitema in the 86th minute of a match against Brazil in the Women's International Tournament played in Chongqing, China, breaking the previous record set by Kara Lang. [2] [25] In the same tournament, Smith got her second international cap in a match against New Zealand. [26] Following the appearance, she then attended a camp with the Canada U17 team. [27] [28]

She was named the 2019 Canadian Youth International Player of the Year. [29] [30] In 2022, she was named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [31] In April 2023, she scored a pair of hat tricks during the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification tournament against Martinique and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. [32]

After being a late addition to the Canadian pre-tournament camp for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Smith was named to the final squad. At age 18, she was its youngest member. [33] [34] Smith made her World Cup debut in Canada's final group stage match, as a substitute against Australia. [35] [36]

Smith began 2024 being named to the Canadian squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, while citing that her "biggest goal" for the year was to make the smaller eighteen-person team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [37] She scored her first senior international goal in Canada's opening game of the Gold Cup, a 6–0 rout of El Salvador. [38] Smith was then given her first start at the senior level in the second group game, against Paraguay, and scored her second goal of the tournament. [39] She missed the quarter-final against Costa Rica while in concussion protocol. [40] Smith played thirty minutes of extra time in the semi-final versus the United States, which ultimately saw Canada ousted in the penalty shootout. [41] She received the Young Player Award at the conclusion of the tournament. [42] The Gold Cup was called Smith's "true breakout on the international stage." [41]

Personal life

Smith is of Jamaican, Chilean and Peruvian descent. [2] In 2023, she joined the League1 Ontario Women's Football Subcommittee. [43] [44]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 31, 2024. [45]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Toronto Nitros 2022 [12] League1 Ontario 1118———1118
Sporting CP 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Feminino 1493141102211
Career total25273141103329

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.February 22, 2024 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6–06–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
2.February 25, 2024Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2–04–0

Honours

Individual

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