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Joëlle Smits
Smits (right) with Myrthe Moorrees and Lynn Wilms celebrating Twente's league win in 2019
Personal information
Full name Joëlle Smits
Date of birth (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
PSV
Number 9
Youth career
CTO Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Twente 29 (28)
2019– PSV 21 (29)
International career
2014–2015 Netherlands U15 8 (6)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 16 (15)
2016 Netherlands U17 7 (15)
2017–2019 Netherlands U19 38 (33)
2020– Netherlands 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2020

Joëlle Smits (born 7 February 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.[1]

Club career

Smits made her club career debut with Twente on 1 September 2017 in a 3–0 win against Zwolle. She scored in 58th minute of the game before getting replaced by Bente Jansen.[2] After winning the 2018–19 Eredivisie title with Twente, she joined league rivals PSV.[3]

On 15 September 2020, German Frauen-Bundesliga club Wolfsburg announced that Smits has signed a three-year contract with the club which would be valid from 1 July 2021.[4]

International career

Smits is a former Dutch youth international and has represented her nation at different age level teams.[5][6][7][8]

Smits made her senior team debut on 4 March 2020 in a friendly against Brazil. She came on as a 84th minute substitute for Vivianne Miedema as the match ended in a goalless draw.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 December 2020[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Twente 2017–18 Eredivisie 16 11 1 0 8[a] 9 25 20
2018–19 13 17 3 5 8[a] 8 24 30
Total 29 28 4 5 0 0 16 17 49 50
PSV 2019–20 Eredivisie 12 16 1 1 13 17
2020–21 9 13 1 1 2 2 0 0 12 16
Total 21 29 2 2 2 2 0 0 25 33
Career total 50 57 6 7 2 2 16 17 74 83
  1. ^ a b Appearances in championship play-offs.

International

As of 1 December 2020[1]
Netherlands
Year Apps Goals
2020 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Club

Twente

References

  1. ^ a b c Joëlle Smits at Soccerway
  2. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs. Twente - 1 September 2017 - Soccerway". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Topscorer Joëlle Smits voor 3 seizoenen naar PSV". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Verstärkung für die kommende Saison". Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Joëlle Smits - Jeugd vrouwen onder 15". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Joëlle Smits - Jeugd vrouwen onder 16". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Joëlle Smits - Jeugd vrouwen onder 17". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Joëlle Smits - Jeugd vrouwen onder 19". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Netherlands vs. Brazil - 4 March 2020 - Soccerway". Retrieved 5 August 2020.

Further reading

  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 9780803240360
  • Postma, Annemarie (2017), De Oranje leeuwinnen: het Nederlands vrouweneftal, Ambo/Anthos B.V., ISBN 9789026337727
  • Vissers, Willem (2019), Meisjesdromen: van EK-debuut tot WK-finale in tien jaar, Overamstel Uitgevers, ISBN 9789048853489