Rein Smit

Rein Smit

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Castricum, Netherlands
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2006–2012	FC Castricum
2012–2014	ADO '20
2014–2019	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Heerenveen	6	(0)
2021–2023	Telstar	40	(10)
2024	Sligo Rovers	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024

Rein Smit (born 5 January 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Heerenveen

Smit played youth football for amateur clubs FC Castricum and ADO '20. ^[2] In 2014, he was scouted to the youth academy of SC Heerenveen. ^[3] He made his professional debut in the first team on 21 December 2019 in a 1–1 draw at home against Heracles Almelo. He came on as a substitute for Anders Dreyer in the 79th minute. ^{[4] [5]}

Telstar

On 20 July 2021, Smit signed with Eerste Divisie club Telstar. That same evening he made his unofficial debut against Quick Boys in pre-season. He also scored his first goal in the 63rd minute in that match. ^[6] He made his official debut on 6 August in a 1–1 draw against FC Emmen at home at BUKO Stadion. ^[7] On 10 September, Smit scored his first goal in the 72nd minute of the league match against Almere City and thereby secured a 1–1 draw after having come on as a substitute for Cas Dijkstra in the 58th minute. ^{[8] [9]}

On 24 January 2023, Smit made his first start of the season, and scored his first professional hat-trick, strongly contributing to Telstar's 5–3 league victory against MVV. ^{[10] [11]}

Sligo Rovers

On 15 March 2024, Smit signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers after spending time on trial and impressing manager John Russell. ^[12] He made his debut for the club the following day, replacing Connor Malley in the 78th minute of a 3–1 league win over Drogheda United. ^{[13] [14]} He made 11 appearances for the club before it was announced on 29 May that he had left the club by mutual consent due to personal issues. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2024 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heerenveen	2019–20	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Telstar	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	25	7	3	0	—		—		28	7
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	15	3	1	0	—		—		16	3
	Total		40	10	4	0	—		—		44	10
Sligo Rovers	2024	LOI Premier Division	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Career total			57	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	61	10

References

1. "R. Smit – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
2. "CASTRICUMMER REIN SMIT PROFVOETBALLER BIJ SC HEERENVEEN". FC Castricum (in Dutch). 6 August 2019.
3. "Rein Smit tekent bij Heerenveen". ADO'20 (in Dutch). 10 May 2019.
4. "Heerenveen vs. Heracles - 21 December 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
5. "SC Heerenveen sluit 2019 af met gelijkspel tegen Heracles". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 21 December 2019.
6. Lambers, Milo (27 July 2021). "Nieuwe spits Rein Smit op weg naar basisplaats bij Telstar: Hij is een tijger. Hij loert, vecht en vliegt erop af". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch).
7. "Telstar vs. Emmen – 6 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
8. "Telstar vs. Almere City – 10 September 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
9. Swagers, Stef (10 September 2021). "Invaller Rein Smit kopt Telstar naar een punt tegen Almere City". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).
10. Meijden, Frank van der (24 January 2023). "Hattrick Rein Smit absolute hoogtepunt in klinkende zege Telstar op MVV". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
11. Lambers, Milo (24 January 2023). "Rein Smit leek van Telstar op weg naar de amateurs maar draaide het om. Met een hattrick tegen MVV liet hij zich zien". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
12. "Rein Smit signs for Sligo Rovers". Sligo Rovers (Press release). 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
13. "Match Report v Drogheda United". Sligo Rovers. 17 March 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
14. "Watch: Sligo Rovers see off Drogheda United to move into third place". Extratime. 17 March 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
15. https://www.sligorovers.com/rein-smit-departs-the-club/
16. Rein Smit at WorldFootball.net

External links

• Rein Smit at Soccerway