Kirsty Smith
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kirsty Smith
| fullname = Kirsty Anele Smith{{cite web |title=FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Scotland |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |publisher=FIFA |access-date=27 May 2019 |page=19 |date=27 May 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527124414/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |url-status=dead }}
| image = Lewes FC Women 0 Manchester united Women 2 02 12 2018 a-1457 (46111136002) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Smith playing for Manchester United in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|1|6}}
| birth_place = Dalkeith, Scotland[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Smith&surname_so=syn&forename=Kirsty&forename_so=starts&sex=F&from_year=1992&to_year=1996&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228132213/https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Smith&surname_so=syn&forename=Kirsty&forename_so=starts&sex=F&from_year=1992&to_year=1996&record_type=stat_births |date=28 December 2021 }}, ScotlandsPeople
| height = {{convert|1.64|m|order=flip}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = West Ham United
| clubnumber = 2
| youthclubs1 = Musselburgh Windsor
| youthyears1 = 2006
| youthclubs2 = Hibernian
| youthyears2 = 2007–2011
| years1 = 2011–2018
| clubs1 = Hibernian
| caps1 = 44+
| goals1 = 17+
| years2 = 2018–2022
| clubs2 = Manchester United
| caps2 = 40
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = West Ham United
| caps3 = 55
| goals3 = 1
| nationalteam1=Scotland U17
| nationalyears1= 2011
| nationalcaps1= 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2=Scotland U19
| nationalyears2= 2011–2013
| nationalcaps2= 17
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalteam3 = Scotland
| nationalyears3 = 2014–
| nationalcaps3 = 62
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 22 April 2025
| ntupdate = 22 April 2025
}}
Kirsty Anele Smith (born 6 January 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for English Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Scotland national team.
Club career
=Hibernian=
Smith started her career at Musselburgh Windsor. In July 2007, she joined Hibernian.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hiberniangirlsladiesfc/teams/83444/player/kirsty-smith-871074|title=Kirsty Smith}} She was part of the side that won consecutive Scottish domestic cup doubles in 2016 and 2017, and also finished as league runners-up on four occasions between 2013 and 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/11146486/hibernian-ladies-complete-double|title=Hibernian Ladies complete double|website=SkySports|access-date=2019-01-21}}
=Manchester United=
File:BHA Women 0 Man Utd Women 2 WFAC 4th rd 03 02 2019-127 (40021310943).jpg in 2019.]]
On 27 June 2018, it was announced that Smith and teammate Lizzie Arnot were leaving Hibernian;{{Cite web|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/8889|title=SMITH AND ARNOT DEPART HIBERNIAN|access-date=25 August 2018|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527115634/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/8889|url-status=dead}} both signed with Manchester United for their inaugural season.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/13/manchester-united-women-squad-unveiled-england-liverpool-casey-stoney|title=Manchester United include England stars in unveiled women's squad|access-date=13 July 2018|date=13 July 2018}} Smith made her competitive debut for Manchester United in a 1–0 League Cup victory against Liverpool on 19 August, and her Championship debut in a 12–0 win against Aston Villa on 9 September.{{cite web |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-report-liverpool-women-0-man-utd-women-1 |title=MATCH REPORT: LIVERPOOL WOMEN 0 UNITED WOMEN 1 |last=Drudge |first=Harriet |date=19 August 2018 |website=ManUtd.com |access-date=19 May 2019 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-report-aston-villa-v-united-women-on-9-september-2018 |title=MATCH REPORT: ASTON VILLA 0 UNITED WOMEN 12 |last=Bath |first=Adam |date=9 September 2018 |website=ManUtd.com |access-date=19 May 2019 }} She made 16 league appearances as United won the Championship title and promotion to the FA WSL in their first season.
In the 2019–20 season, Smith scored her first goal for the club on 21 November 2019 in an 11–1 League Cup Group Stage victory over Championship team Leicester City.{{cite web |title=Man Utd Women v Leicester Women match report |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/Man-Utd-Women-v-Leicester-Women-match-report-21-November-2019 |website=www.manutd.com}}
=West Ham United=
On 15 July 2022, it was announced that Smith had signed a two-year deal with West Ham United, with the option to extend for a further year.{{cite web |title=Scotland international Kirsty Smith joins West Ham United Women |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/scotland-international-kirsty-smith-joins-west-ham-united-women |website=www.whufc.com| access-date=15 July 2022 |date=15 July 2022}}
International career
File:2025-04-08 Fussball, UEFA Women's Nations League, Deutschland - Schottland STP 2076.jpg kit, 2025]]
Smith represented Scotland at under-17 and under-19 levels. Her UEFA competition debut for the under-17s was on 9 April 2011 against France.
On 30 October 2014, Smith made her senior international debut in a World Cup qualification play-off against the Netherlands. She was a 79th minute substitute, coming on for Caroline Weir.{{Cite web|url=http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/historie/38/wedstrijd/9293102|title=Ons Oranje Nederland-Schotland|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408220157/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/historie/38/wedstrijd/9293102|archive-date=8 April 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/4901|title=Ladies on high note|access-date=28 March 2016|archive-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825193526/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/4901|url-status=dead}}
On 15 May 2019, Smith was named in the Scotland squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the nation's first ever appearance at the tournament.{{cite web |title=Women's World Cup: Shelley Kerr names Scotland squad for finals |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48281114 |website=BBC |date=15 May 2019}}
Personal life
In 2017, Smith graduated with a degree in Accountancy and Finance from Heriot-Watt University.{{cite web |title=Heriot Watt University Graduate to star in Women's World Cup |url=https://oriamscotland.com/heriot-watt-university-graduates-to-star-in-womens-world-cup/ |website=OriamScotland.com |access-date=23 January 2020 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904172625/https://oriamscotland.com/heriot-watt-university-graduates-to-star-in-womens-world-cup/ |url-status=dead }} As of 2023 she was in a relationship with Australian goalkeeper and former West Ham teammate Mackenzie Arnold.{{cite news |author=Skelley, Jemima |agency= |title=Mackenzie Arnold and Kirsty Smith's complete relationship timeline |url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/mackenzie-arnold-kirsty-smith-complete-relationship-timeline-everything-we-know/cfa13b79-99e1-46f6-bc14-64038eabaf58 |quote= |newspaper=Nine.com.au |date=2023-08-29 |access-date=2023-08-31 }}
Career statistics
=International appearances=
{{updated|the match played on 8 April 2025}}{{SFA Profile|id=118283 |name=Kirsty Smith}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="12"|Scotland
|2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 62 | 0 |
Honours
Hibernian
- Scottish Women's Cup: 2016, 2017{{cite web |url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/6942 |title=HIBERNIAN LADIES WIN THE SCOTTISH CUP |date=6 November 2016 |publisher=Hibernian Media |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511192944/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/6942 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/8159 |title=HIBERNIAN LADIES WIN THE SSE SCOTTISH WOMEN'S CUP |date=27 November 2017 |publisher=Hibernian Media |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=13 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913215907/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/8159 |url-status=dead }}
- Runner-up 2013, 2015
- Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36527059 |title=SWPL Cup final: Hibernian Ladies beat Glasgow City |date=16 June 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=11 May 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39993502 |title=SWPL Cup: Hibernian cruise to victory over Celtic to retain trophy |last=Southwick |first=Andrew |date=21 May 2017 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=11 May 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44191509 |title=SWPL: Hibernian thrash Celtic 9-0 to win third Women's Premier League Cup in a row |first=Andrew |last=Southwick |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=20 May 2018 |access-date=20 May 2018}}
- Runner-up 2014, 2015
Manchester United
References
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External links
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- [https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/kirsty-smith Profile] at the Manchester United F.C. website
- {{UEFA player|250024021}}
{{West Ham United F.C. Women squad}}
{{Scotland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}
{{Scotland squad 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kirsty}}
Category:Alumni of Heriot-Watt University
Category:Footballers from Musselburgh
Category:Scottish women's footballers
Category:Scotland women's international footballers
Category:Hibernian W.F.C. players
Category:Manchester United W.F.C. players
Category:Women's Super League players
Category:Scottish Women's Premier League players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:Scottish LGBTQ footballers
Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players