Joëlle Smits
Joëlle Smits (born 7 February 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joëlle Smits | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CTO Eindhoven | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Twente | 29 | (28) |
| 2019– | PSV | 21 | (29) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U15 | 8 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U16 | 16 | (15) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U17 | 7 | (15) |
| 2017–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 38 | (33) |
| 2020– | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2020 | |||
Club career
Smits made her club career debut with Twente on 1 September 2017 in a 3–0 win against Zwolle. She scored in 58th minute of the game before getting replaced by Bente Jansen.[2] After winning the 2018–19 Eredivisie title with Twente, she joined league rivals PSV.[3]
On 15 September 2020, German Frauen-Bundesliga club Wolfsburg announced that Smits has signed a three-year contract with the club which would be valid from 1 July 2021.[4]
International career
Smits is a former Dutch youth international and has represented her nation at different age level teams.[5][6][7][8]
Smits made her senior team debut on 4 March 2020 in a friendly against Brazil. She came on as a 84th minute substitute for Vivianne Miedema as the match ended in a goalless draw.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 December 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Twente | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 9 | 25 | 20 | |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 24 | 30 | |||
| Total | 29 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 50 | ||
| PSV | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 17 | ||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | ||
| Total | 21 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 74 | 83 | ||
- Appearances in championship play-offs.
Honours
References
- Joëlle Smits at Soccerway
- "PEC Zwolle vs. Twente - 1 September 2017 - Soccerway". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Topscorer Joëlle Smits voor 3 seizoenen naar PSV". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Verstärkung für die kommende Saison". Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Joëlle Smits - Jeugd vrouwen onder 15". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Joëlle Smits - Jeugd vrouwen onder 16". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Joëlle Smits - Jeugd vrouwen onder 17". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Joëlle Smits - Jeugd vrouwen onder 19". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Netherlands vs. Brazil - 4 March 2020 - Soccerway". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
Further reading
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 9780803240360
- Postma, Annemarie (2017), De Oranje leeuwinnen: het Nederlands vrouweneftal, Ambo/Anthos B.V., ISBN 9789026337727
- Vissers, Willem (2019), Meisjesdromen: van EK-debuut tot WK-finale in tien jaar, Overamstel Uitgevers, ISBN 9789048853489
External links
- Profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Joëlle Smits at WorldFootball.net
- Joëlle Smits at Soccerway