Birth Date: | 19 May 1999 |
Birth Place: | Riga, Latvia |
Position: | Defence |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
League: | SL |
Team: | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Ntl Team: | LAT |
Career Start: | 2019 |
Sandis Smons (born 19 May 1999) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss League (SL). He plays in Switzerland with a Swiss player-license.
Smons made his professional debut with the Ticino Rockets of the Swiss League (SL) during the 2018–19 season, appearing in 2 games this season.
On 18 August 2019, Smons signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC for the 2019/20 season.[1] He was immediately loaned to HC Sierre of the SL to begin the 2019–20 season and was called up on September 23, 2019, by Genève-Servette to replace injured Henrik Tömmernes.[2] [3]
Smons made his debut with Latvia men's national team in 2020.
Smons moved to Geneva, Switzerland at age 15 to play his junior hockey with Genève-Servette which allows him to play in the National league and in the Swiss League with a Swiss player-license. He is fluent in both Latvian and French.