Sylvia Smit

Sylvia Smit (born 4 July 1986) is a Dutch female footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for DTS Ede in the Dutch Topklasse. She has played professional football for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen and the Belgian-Dutch BeNe League. She also has over 100 appearances for the Netherlands women's national football team.

Sylvia Smit
Personal information
Full name Sylvia Smit
Date of birth (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986
Place of birth Stadskanaal, Netherlands
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
Number 10
Youth career
VV SETA
VV SPW
SC Stadskanaal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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
National team‡
2004– Netherlands 106 (30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:15, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2018

Club career

Smit 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 (Dutch Cup) in the last of her three seasons 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 (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 (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]

International goals
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[8]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 September 2004Sportpark De Wending, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands England1–01–2Friendly
2.20 September 2006Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands Austria3–04–02007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.4–0
4.24 September 2006Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands Hungary3–04–0
5.22 November 2006Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere, Netherlands Russia3–05–0Friendly
6.26 August 2007Veronica Stadium, Volendam, Netherlands Wales2–02–12009 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
7.4 May 2008Univé Stadion, Emmen, Netherlands China PR2–12–2Friendly
8.7 March 2009GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Canada1–21–22009 Cyprus Cup
9.12 March 2009GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus South Africa2–05–0
10.25 April 2009Kórinn Stadium, Kópavogur, Iceland Iceland1–11–1Friendly
11.29 August 2009Lahden Stadion, Lahti, Finland Denmark1–02–12009 UEFA Women's Euro
12.29 October 2009Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands North Macedonia2–013–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.5–0
14.6–0
15.11–1
16.12–1
17.13–1
18.24 February 2010GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Scotland2–04–12010 Cyprus Cup
19.3 March 2010GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Switzerland2–04–0
20.3–0
21.27 March 2010Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands Slovakia1–02–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
22.22 April 2010Gradski Stadion, Kumanovo, Macedonia North Macedonia3–07–0
23.6 June 2010Sportpark De Dorens, Loenhout, Belgium Belgium2–02–0Friendly
24.15 December 2010Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil Mexico3–13–12010 Torneio Internacional
25.3 April 2011Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands Scotland2–06–2Friendly
26.3–0
27.22 October 2011Gradski stadion, Vrbovec, Croatia Croatia3–03–02013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
28.6 March 2012Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus New Zealand1–02–22012 Cyprus Cup
29.2–2
30.25 November 2012Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands Wales1–02–0Friendly

Honours
Oranje Nassau
FC Twente
DTS Ede

References
  1. "Sylvia Smit". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  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. "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.
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