Sylvia Smit
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sylvia Smit
| fullname = Sylvia Smit
| image = Sylvia Smit.png
| image_size = 200
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|7|4}}
| birth_place = Stadskanaal, Netherlands
| height = {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder / Striker
| currentclub = PEC Zwolle
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs1 = VV SETA
| youthclubs2 = VV SPW
| youthclubs3 = SC Stadskanaal
| years1 = 2002–2005
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| clubs1 = Oranje Nassau
| years2 = 2005–2007
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| clubs2 = Be Quick '28
| years3 = 2007–2008
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 10
| clubs3 = FC Twente
| years4 = 2008–2011
| caps4 = 63
| goals4 = 34
| clubs4 = SC Heerenveen
| years5 = 2011–2014
| caps5 = 68
| goals5 = 31
| clubs5 = PEC Zwolle
| years6 = 2014–2015
| caps6 = 24
| goals6 = 5
| clubs6 = SC Heerenveen
| years7 = 2015–
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| clubs7 = DTS Ede
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2013
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps1 = 106
| nationalgoals1 = 30
| pcupdate = 10:15, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 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.
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4328:sylvia-smit&catid=167:internationals&Itemid=446 |title=Sylvia Smit |language=Dutch |work=vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl |date=22 July 2012 |accessdate=10 January 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906115652/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4328:sylvia-smit&catid=167:internationals&Itemid=446 |archivedate=6 September 2013}} In 2008, she joined SC Heerenveen and was the Eredivisie top scorer for two consecutive seasons, with 14 goals in 2008–09[http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4761&Itemid=396 Topscorer 2008–09 at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328101556/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4761&Itemid=396 |date=2012-03-28 }} and 11 goals in 2009–10.[http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5843&Itemid=396 Topscorer 2009–10 at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328101621/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5843&Itemid=396 |date=2012-03-28 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8238:terugblik-5-jaar-eredivisie-vrouwenvoetbal&catid=214:eredivisie&Itemid=200032 |title=Sylvia Smit scorde de meeste goals in 5 jaar |language=Dutch |work=vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl |date=23 July 2012 |accessdate=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903052415/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8238:terugblik-5-jaar-eredivisie-vrouwenvoetbal&catid=214:eredivisie&Itemid=200032 |archive-date=3 September 2013}}
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).
On 1 August 2014, she returned to SC Heerenveen and signed a one-year contract.{{cite web |url=http://vrouwenscheerenveen.nl/sylvia-smit-tekent-contract-bij-vrouwen-sc-heerenveen/ |title=Sylvia Smit tekent contract bij vrouwen sc Heerenveen |language=Dutch |work=SC Heerenveen |date=1 August 2014 |accessdate=10 January 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019040703/http://vrouwenscheerenveen.nl/sylvia-smit-tekent-contract-bij-vrouwen-sc-heerenveen/ |archivedate=19 October 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/players/sylvia-smit/18191/ |title=Profile |work=soccerway.com |accessdate=11 January 2018}}
On 11 June 2015, it was announced she was joining DTS Ede in the Dutch Topklasse.{{cite web |url=https://www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl/dts-ede-blij-met-de-komst-van-sylvia-smit/ |title=DTS Ede blij met de komst van Sylvia Smit |language=Dutch |work=vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl |date=11 June 2015 |accessdate=10 January 2018}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intland-wom04.html|title=International Matches (Women) 2004 |website=RSSSF|accessdate=26 May 2010}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/history/teams/500095--netherlands/ |title=2009 Women's Euro - Netherlands squad |work=UEFA |access-date=11 January 2018}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/44914/sylvia-smit-honderd-keer-oranje |title=Sylvia Smit, honderd keer Oranje |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |date=23 November 2012 |accessdate=10 January 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/44966/oranjevrouwen-winnen-van-wales |title=Oranjevrouwen winnen van Wales |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |date=25 November 2012 |accessdate=10 January 2018}}
In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Smit in his Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0e141a15fbbb-55b8e880af32-1000--trio-miss-cut-in-netherlands-squad/ |title=Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad |date=30 June 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013 |first=Berend |last=Scholten |work=UEFA}} She came on as a substitute in the tournament against Iceland on 17 July 2013, her final appearance for the Netherlands.{{Cite web |date=5 April 2018 |title=Afscheid van vier grote OranjeLeeuwinnen |trans-title=Farewell to four great Orange Lionesses |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/72334/afscheid-van-vier-grote-oranjeleeuwinnen |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=OnsOranje.nl |language=nl}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/speler/19286 |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |accessdate=10 January 2018}}
| class="wikitable"
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 18 September 2004 | Sportpark De Wending, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | {{fbw|ENG}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | rowspan=2| 20 September 2006 | rowspan=2| Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | rowspan=2| {{fbw|AUT}} | align=center| 3–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0 | rowspan=3| 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | align=center| 4–0 | |||||
| 4. | 24 September 2006 | Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | {{fbw|HUN}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 4–0 | |
| 5. | 22 November 2006 | Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere, Netherlands | {{fbw|RUS}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 5–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 26 August 2007 | Veronica Stadium, Volendam, Netherlands | {{fbw|WAL}} | align=center| 2–0 | align=center| 2–1 | 2009 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 7. | 4 May 2008 | Univé Stadion, Emmen, Netherlands | {{fbw|CHN}} | align=center| 2–1 | align=center| 2–2 | Friendly |
| 8. | 7 March 2009 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | {{fbw|CAN}} | align=center| 1–2 | align=center| 1–2 | rowspan=2| 2009 Cyprus Cup |
| 9. | 12 March 2009 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | {{fbw|RSA}} | align=center| 2–0 | align=center| 5–0 | |
| 10. | 25 April 2009 | Kórinn Stadium, Kópavogur, Iceland | {{fbw|ISL}} | align=center| 1–1 | align=center| 1–1 | Friendly |
| 11. | 29 August 2009 | Lahden Stadion, Lahti, Finland | {{fbw|DEN}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 2–1 | 2009 UEFA Women's Euro |
| 12. | rowspan=6| 29 October 2009 | rowspan=6| Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | rowspan=6| {{fbw|MKD}} | align=center| 2–0 | rowspan=6 align=center| 13–1 | rowspan=6| 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13. | align=center| 5–0 | |||||
| 14. | align=center| 6–0 | |||||
| 15. | align=center| 11–1 | |||||
| 16. | align=center| 12–1 | |||||
| 17. | align=center| 13–1 | |||||
| 18. | 24 February 2010 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | {{fbw|SCO}} | align=center| 2–0 | align=center| 4–1 | rowspan=3| 2010 Cyprus Cup |
| 19. | rowspan=2| 3 March 2010 | rowspan=2| GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | rowspan=2| {{fbw|SUI}} | align=center| 2–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0 | |
| 20. | align=center| 3–0 | |||||
| 21. | 27 March 2010 | Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands | {{fbw|SVK}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 2–0 | rowspan=2| 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 22. | 22 April 2010 | Gradski Stadion, Kumanovo, Macedonia | {{fbw|MKD}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 7–0 | |
| 23. | 6 June 2010 | Sportpark De Dorens, Loenhout, Belgium | {{fbw|BEL}} | align=center| 2–0 | align=center| 2–0 | Friendly |
| 24. | 15 December 2010 | Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil | {{fbw|MEX}} | align=center| 3–1 | align=center| 3–1 | 2010 Torneio Internacional |
| 25. | rowspan=2| 3 April 2011 | rowspan=2| Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands | rowspan=2| {{fbw|SCO}} | align=center| 2–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 6–2 | rowspan=2| Friendly |
| 26. | align=center| 3–0 | |||||
| 27. | 22 October 2011 | Gradski stadion, Vrbovec, Croatia | {{fbw|CRO}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 3–0 | 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 28. | rowspan=2| 6 March 2012 | rowspan=2| Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus | rowspan=2| {{fbw|NZL}} | align=center| 1–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 2–2 | rowspan=2| 2012 Cyprus Cup |
| 29. | align=center| 2–2 | |||||
| 30. | 25 November 2012 | Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands | {{fbw|WAL}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
;Oranje Nassau
- KNVB Women's Cup (1): 2004–05
;FC Twente
- KNVB Women's Cup (1): 2007–08
;DTS Ede
- Topklasse (1): 2015–16
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.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=Ex-OranjeLeeuwin Smit op pad met O16: ‘Een mooie wisselwerking’ |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-vrouwen-onder-16/80300/ex-oranjeleeuwin-smit-op-pad-met-o16-%E2%80%98een-mooie-wisselwerking%E2%80%99 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.onsoranje.nl}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.fczwolle.nl/index.asp?strPageType=spelerpaspoort&intSpelerID=563 Smit profile on club website]
- [http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4328&Itemid=455 Smit profile on women's Netherlands]
- [https://archive.today/20130205032028/http://img.uefa.com/womensworldcup/teams/player=71170/profile/index.html Smit profile on UEFA.com]
{{Netherlands squad UEFA Women's Euro 2009}}
{{Netherlands squad UEFA Women's Euro 2013}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smit, Sylvia}}
Category:People from Stadskanaal
Category:Dutch women's footballers
Category:21st-century Dutch sportswomen
Category:Netherlands women's international footballers
Category:Eredivisie (women) players
Category:FC Twente (women) players
Category:SC Heerenveen (women) players
Category:PEC Zwolle (women) players
Category:Women's association football forwards