Sammy Smith (soccer, born 2001)

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Sammy Smith
Personal information
Full name Samantha Rose Smith [1]
Date of birth (2001-05-07) May 7, 2001 (age 24) [1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2]
Position Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Boston College Eagles 72 (26)
2023 Texas A&M Aggies 22 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 FHL 14 (15)
2024 → Breiðablik (loan) 7 (9)
2025 Breiðablik 23 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 18, 2025

Samantha Rose Smith (born May 7, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. She played college soccer for the Boston College Eagles and the Texas A&M Aggies. She began her professional career in Iceland in 2024, first helping lead FHL into the top flight, then winning multiple trophies with Breiðablik including two national championships.

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Early life

Smith grew up in Hanson, Massachusetts, one of three children born to David and Renee Smith. [2] She played soccer and basketball at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School, earning state all-star honors as a defender. [2] [3] She played club soccer for South Shore Select. Initially committed to New Hampshire, she switched her college commitment to Boston College. [4] [5]

College career

Smith started all 18 games in her freshman season with the Boston College Eagles in 2019. She led the team with 8 goals, which included two braces – in a win against Princeton and a loss to Florida State – and was named to the ACC all-freshman team. She went on to be Boston College's leading scorer in three out of her four years on the team, finishing with 26 goals in 72 games. [2] With a fifth year of college eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Smith transferred to the Texas A&M Aggies in 2023. She scored 3 goals and led the team with 7 assists in 22 games, helping the Aggies to the SEC tournament semifinals. [6]

Club career

FHL and Breiðablik

Smith signed her first professional contract with Icelandic club FHL, playing in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna, in February 2024. [7] She scored 15 goals in 14 games, second in the league only to her teammate Emma Hawkins, as the club won the league title and earned promotion to the top-flight Besta deild kvenna. [8] [9] In August 2024, she joined Besta deild kvenna club Breiðablik on loan until the end of the season. [9] She scored 9 goals in 7 league games, including a fourteen-minute hat trick against Þór/KA, as she helped Breiðablik win the league title. [10] [11] By doing so, she achieved the rare combination of winning Iceland's second-division and first-division league titles in the same calendar year. [8] In UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying, she scored a goal against Minsk in her continental debut before losing to Sporting CP in the next game. [12] She re-signed with Breiðablik for the following season. [13]

Smith scored 12 goals in 24 league games in 2025, helping Breiðablik retain the league title. [14] On August 16, 2025, she scored two goals including the stoppage-time winner in a 3–2 victory over FH to win the Icelandic Women's Football Cup. [15] Later that month, she scored twice against Athlone Town in Champions League qualifying. Breiðablik lost in the next round but earned a place in the inaugural UEFA Women's Europa Cup. [14] On November 19, 2025, she scored twice in the Europa Cup round of sixteen away leg against Danish club Fortuna Hjørring, with her second goal leveling the tie 3–3 in stoppage time after having trailed 3–0. Breiðablik then advanced to the quarterfinals 4–3 on aggregate. [16]

Honors and awards

FHL

Breiðablik

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Samantha Rose Smith". UEFA . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sam Smith". Boston College Eagles . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "HS Girls: TDS Fall State Stars". TopDrawerSoccer . July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ Clark, Travis (May 15, 2017). "Recruiting Roundup: May 15-21". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Recruiting Roundup: November 5-11". TopDrawerSoccer . November 5, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sammy Smith". Texas A&M Aggies . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Smith Signs with Icelandic Professional Squad". Texas A&M Aggies. February 9, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (September 26, 2024). "Linda beindi Sammy Smith til Íslands: 'Hugsaði mig ekki tvisvar um'". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (August 14, 2024). "Samantha Smith í Breiðablik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ Lárusson, Dagur (September 22, 2024). "Leik lokið: Breiðablik - Þór/KA 6-1 | Blikar skoruðu sex og eru áfram á toppnum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Besta deild Women – 2024 – Championship Round". Soccerway. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ Sammy Smith at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ Smith, Sammy [@sammysmlth]; (December 12, 2024). "✍️⚽️🇮🇸 She's back for another season in Iceland!!!" . Retrieved May 14, 2025– via Instagram.
  14. 1 2 "Samantha Smith". flashscore.com. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Breiðablik bikarmeistarar 2025" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. August 16, 2025. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  16. ↑ Eiríksson, Valur Páll (November 19, 2025). "Uppgjörið: Fortuna – Breiðablik 2-4 (3-4) | Ótrúleg endurkoma Blika". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 13, 2025.
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