Sylvia Smit

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Sylvia Smit
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Personal information
Full name Sylvia Smit
Date of birth (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Stadskanaal, Netherlands
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Team information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
Number 10
Youth career
VV SETA
VV SPW
SC Stadskanaal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2005 Oranje Nassau
2005–2007 Be Quick '28
2007–2008 FC Twente 20 (10)
2008–2011 SC Heerenveen 63 (34)
2011–2014 PEC Zwolle 68 (31)
2014–2015 SC Heerenveen 24 (5)
2015– DTS Ede
International career‡
2004–2013 Netherlands 106 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:15, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2018

Sylvia Smit (born 4 July 1986) is a Dutch former footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen and the Belgian-Dutch BeNe League. She also had 106 appearances for the Netherlands women's national football team.

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Club career

Smit's career started at amateur clubs SETA (from Musselkanaal), SPW and SC Stadskanaal (both from Stadskanaal). In 2002, she joined Oranje Nassau, winning the KNVB Women's Cup in her third and final season at the club. She then joined Be Quick '28 in 2005 and was the top scorer of the Hoofdklasse. When the professional Dutch women's league, the Eredivisie Vrouwen, was formed in 2007, she joined FC Twente for the league's inaugural season and won her second Dutch Cup at the club. [1] In 2008, she joined SC Heerenveen and was the Eredivisie top scorer for two consecutive seasons, with 14 goals in 2008–09 [2] and 11 goals in 2009–10. [3] [4]

She joined FC Zwolle in 2011 and when the Belgian and Dutch leagues merged creating the BeNe League. She played the inaugural season for the club (then renamed PEC Zwolle). [1]

On 1 August 2014, she returned to SC Heerenveen and signed a one-year contract. [5] [6]

On 11 June 2015, it was announced she was joining DTS Ede in the Dutch Topklasse. [7]

International career

On 6 August 2004 Smit debuted for the senior Netherlands women's national football team, playing the first half of a 2–0 friendly defeat to Japan in Zeist. [8] [9]

Smit also featured in the Dutch run to the semi-final of UEFA Women's Euro 2009, playing all of the Netherlands five matches in the tournament and scoring a goal. [10]

On 25 November 2012, she earned her 100th cap for the national team in a friendly match against Wales at Velsen, scoring the first goal of the 2–0 Dutch win. [1] [8] [11] [12]

In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Smit in his Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden. [13] She came on as a substitute in the tournament against Iceland on 17 July 2013, her final appearance for the Netherlands. [14]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first. [8]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 September 2004 Sportpark De Wending, Heerhugowaard, NetherlandsFlag of England.svg  England 1–01–2 Friendly
2.20 September 2006 Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, NetherlandsFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 3–04–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.4–0
4.24 September 2006 Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, NetherlandsFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3–04–0
5.22 November 2006 Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere, NetherlandsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 3–05–0 Friendly
6.26 August 2007 Veronica Stadium, Volendam, NetherlandsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–02–1 2009 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
7.4 May 2008 Univé Stadion, Emmen, Netherlands Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–12–2 Friendly
8.7 March 2009 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–21–2 2009 Cyprus Cup
9.12 March 2009 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, CyprusFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–05–0
10.25 April 2009 Kórinn Stadium, Kópavogur, IcelandFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–11–1 Friendly
11.29 August 2009 Lahden Stadion, Lahti, FinlandFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–02–1 2009 UEFA Women's Euro
12.29 October 2009 Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, NetherlandsFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 2–013–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.5–0
14.6–0
15.11–1
16.12–1
17.13–1
18.24 February 2010 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, CyprusFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–04–1 2010 Cyprus Cup
19.3 March 2010 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, CyprusFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2–04–0
20.3–0
21.27 March 2010 Polman Stadion, Almelo, NetherlandsFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–02–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
22.22 April 2010 Gradski Stadion, Kumanovo, MacedoniaFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 3–07–0
23.6 June 2010 Sportpark De Dorens, Loenhout, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–02–0 Friendly
24.15 December 2010 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, BrazilFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3–13–1 2010 Torneio Internacional
25.3 April 2011 Kras Stadion, Volendam, NetherlandsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–06–2 Friendly
26.3–0
27.22 October 2011 Gradski stadion, Vrbovec, CroatiaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3–03–0 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
28.6 March 2012 Dasaki Stadium, Achna, CyprusFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–02–2 2012 Cyprus Cup
29.2–2
30.25 November 2012 Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, NetherlandsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–02–0 Friendly

Honours

Oranje Nassau
FC Twente
DTS Ede

Post-career

In 2018, Smit was knighted by the KNVB. In 2022, she was an assistant coach for the Dutch women's under-16 team. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ Topscorer 2008–09 at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Topscorer 2009–10 at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Sylvia Smit scorde de meeste goals in 5 jaar". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sylvia Smit tekent contract bij vrouwen sc Heerenveen". SC Heerenveen (in Dutch). 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "DTS Ede blij met de komst van Sylvia Smit". vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "International Matches (Women) 2004". RSSSF . Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "2009 Women's Euro - Netherlands squad". UEFA . Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sylvia Smit, honderd keer Oranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 23 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Oranjevrouwen winnen van Wales". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 25 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Scholten, Berend (30 June 2013). "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA . Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Afscheid van vier grote OranjeLeeuwinnen" [Farewell to four great Orange Lionesses]. OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ex-OranjeLeeuwin Smit op pad met O16: 'Een mooie wisselwerking'". www.onsoranje.nl. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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