| Rein Smit | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Castricum, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.89 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Castricum |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | ADO '20 |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Heerenveen |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Heerenveen |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 29 May 2024 |
Rein Smit (born 5 January 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Smit played youth football for amateur clubs FC Castricum and ADO '20.[2] In 2014, he was scouted to the youth academy of SC Heerenveen.[3] He made his professional debut in the first team on 21 December 2019 in a 1–1 draw at home against Heracles Almelo. He came on as a substitute for Anders Dreyer in the 79th minute.[4] [5]
On 20 July 2021, Smit signed with Eerste Divisie club Telstar. That same evening he made his unofficial debut against Quick Boys in pre-season. He also scored his first goal in the 63rd minute in that match.[6] He made his official debut on 6 August in a 1–1 draw against FC Emmen at home at BUKO Stadion.[7] On 10 September, Smit scored his first goal in the 72nd minute of the league match against Almere City and thereby secured a 1–1 draw after having come on as a substitute for Cas Dijkstra in the 58th minute.[8] [9]
On 24 January 2023, Smit made his first start of the season, and scored his first professional hat-trick, strongly contributing to Telstar's 5–3 league victory against MVV.[10] [11]
On 15 March 2024, Smit signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers after spending time on trial and impressing manager John Russell.[12] He made his debut for the club the following day, replacing Connor Malley in the 78th minute of a 3–1 league win over Drogheda United.[13] [14] He made 11 appearances for the club before it was announced on 29 May that he had left the club by mutual consent due to personal issues.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Telstar | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 10 | |||||
| Sligo Rovers | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 57 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | |||