| Sylvia Smit | |
| Fullname: | Sylvia Smit |
| Birth Date: | 1986 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Stadskanaal, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder / Striker |
| Currentclub: | PEC Zwolle |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | VV SETA |
| Youthclubs2: | VV SPW |
| Youthclubs3: | SC Stadskanaal |
| Years1: | 2002–2005 |
| Clubs1: | Oranje Nassau |
| Years2: | 2005–2007 |
| 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– |
| Clubs7: | DTS Ede |
| Nationalyears1: | 2004– |
| 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 female footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for DTS Ede in the Dutch Topklasse. She has played professional football for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen and the Belgian-Dutch BeNe League. She also has over 100 appearances for the Netherlands women's national football team.
Smit 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 (Dutch Cup) in the last of her three seasons 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 (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.[1] In 2008 she joined SC Heerenveen and was the Eredivisie top scorer for two consecutive seasons (14 goals in 2008–09[2] and 11 goals in 2009–10).[3] [4]
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).[1]
On 1 August 2014, she returned to SC Heerenveen and signed a one-year contract.[5] [6]
On 11 June 2015, it was announced she was joining DTS Ede in the Dutch Topklasse.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[1] [10] [11]
In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Smit in his Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[12]
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[13]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 September 2004 | Sportpark De Wending, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 20 September 2006 | Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
| 3. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4. | 24 September 2006 | Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | 3–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 5. | 22 November 2006 | Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere, Netherlands | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | ||
| 6. | 26 August 2007 | Veronica Stadium, Volendam, Netherlands | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2009 UEFA Women's Euro qualification | ||
| 7. | 4 May 2008 | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |||
| 8. | 7 March 2009 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2009 Cyprus Cup | ||
| 9. | 12 March 2009 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 2–0 | 5–0 | |||
| 10. | 25 April 2009 | Kórinn Stadium, Kópavogur, Iceland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 11. | 29 August 2009 | Lahden Stadion, Lahti, Finland | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2009 UEFA Women's Euro | ||
| 12. | 29 October 2009 | Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | 2–0 | 13–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
| 13. | 5–0 | ||||||
| 14. | 6–0 | ||||||
| 15. | 11–1 | ||||||
| 16. | 12–1 | ||||||
| 17. | 13–1 | ||||||
| 18. | 24 February 2010 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2010 Cyprus Cup | ||
| 19. | 3 March 2010 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 20. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 21. | 27 March 2010 | Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
| 22. | 22 April 2010 | Gradski Stadion, Kumanovo, Macedonia | 3–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 23. | 6 June 2010 | Sportpark De Dorens, Loenhout, Belgium | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 24. | 15 December 2010 | Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2010 Torneio Internacional | ||
| 25. | 3 April 2011 | Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands | 2–0 | 6–2 | Friendly | ||
| 26. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 27. | 22 October 2011 | Gradski stadion, Vrbovec, Croatia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification | ||
| 28. | 6 March 2012 | Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2012 Cyprus Cup | ||
| 29. | 2–2 | ||||||
| 30. | 25 November 2012 | Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |