Olivia Griffitts

Olivia Smith-Griffitts ( Smith; born August 2, 2001) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a right back in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the BYU Cougars and helped the team to its first national title game appearance in 2021. She was drafted by the Utah Royals in the second round of the 2024 NWSL Draft before retiring the next year at age 24.

Early life Griffitts was born in Eagle, Idaho, to Matt and Allyson Smith, and has five siblings. She was an all-state forward at Eagle High School, leading her conference in scoring, before changing positions to right back.

College career After redshirting as a freshman in 2019, Griffitts was a four-year starter for the BYU Cougars from 2020 to 2023, playing in 82 games with 79 starts and scoring 4 goals. She played a complete college season for the first time in 2021, starting all 24 games, scoring 1 goal, and providing 7 assists, and earning WCC all-freshman honors. She started all 21 games and recorded 1 goal with 4 assists in 2022, picking up second-team All-WCC honors. She was signed to a one-year contract with the option to extend for another year. She debuted for the Royals on March 31, starting in place of the injured Imani Dorsey in a 2–1 loss to the Washington Spirit. On April 20, she scored her first professional goal with an assist from Ally Sentnor during a 5–1 defeat to Racing Louisville. On October 1, she signed a new contract with the Royals through the 2027 season. She played and started in 13 games as a rookie.

After she started the next season on maternity leave, the Royals announced on September 23, 2025, that Griffitts would retire from soccer.

Personal life She married Kyle Griffitts in 2023.

Honors and awards

BYU Cougars West Coast Conference: 2021 NCAA tournament runner-up: 2021 Big 12 Conference runner-up: 2023 Big 12 tournament runner-up: 2023

Individual Second-team All-WCC: 2022 WCC all-freshman team: 2021