Guy Smit should not be confused with Guy Smith (footballer).
Guy Smit | |
Birth Date: | 19 January 1996 |
Birth Place: | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.95m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | KR |
Clubnumber: | 12 |
Youthclubs1: | DZC '68 |
Youthclubs2: | Vitesse |
Youthclubs3: | NEC |
Years1: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs1: | NEC |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016–2019 |
Clubs2: | Eindhoven |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs3: | Leiknir |
Caps3: | 41 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs4: | Valur |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2023 |
Clubs5: | → ÍBV (loan) |
Caps5: | 22 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | KR |
Caps6: | 15 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 4 August 2024 |
Guy Smit (born 19 January 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Icelandic club KR.
Born in Doetinchem, Gelderland,[1] Smit joined the youth academy of Dutch top flight side Vitesse at the age of 17 after playing for the youth academy of DZC '68 in the Dutch seventh division.[2]
In 2016, he signed for Dutch second division club FC Eindhoven after trialing for Arsenal, one of the most successful teams in England,[2] where he made 3 league appearances and scored 0 goals and suffered a double fracture.[3] On 12 April 2019, Smit debuted for FC Eindhoven during a 1-2 loss to Roda JC. After that, he almost signed for an English outfit.[3]
In 2020, he signed for Leiknir in the Icelandic second division[4] after receiving an offer from Cypriot side Ermis Aradippou,[3] helping them achieve promotion to the Icelandic top flight.
In the fall of 2021 he signed for Icelandic giants Valur, set to replace former Icelandic national goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson.