Sylvia Smit

Sylvia Smit (born 4 July 1986) is a Dutch former footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen and the Belgian-Dutch BeNe League. She also had 106 appearances for the Netherlands women's national football team.

Club career Smit's 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 in her third and final season 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, the 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. In 2008, she joined SC Heerenveen and was the Eredivisie top scorer for two consecutive seasons, with 14 goals in 2008–09 and 11 goals in 2009–10.

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).

On 11 June 2015, it was announced she was joining DTS Ede in the Dutch Topklasse.

International career 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.

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.

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.

In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Smit in his Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden. She came on as a substitute in the tournament against Iceland on 17 July 2013, her final appearance for the Netherlands.

International goals Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first. 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 Univé Stadion, Emmen, Netherlands 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

Honours Oranje Nassau KNVB Women's Cup (1): 2004–05

FC Twente KNVB Women's Cup (1): 2007–08

DTS Ede Topklasse (1): 2015–16

Post-career In 2018, Smit was knighted by the KNVB. In 2022, she was an assistant coach for the Dutch women's under-16 team.