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Dutch association football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guy Smit (born 19 January 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Icelandic club KR.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Doetinchem, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KR | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
DZC '68 | |||
Vitesse | |||
NEC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | NEC | 0 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Eindhoven | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Leiknir | 41 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Valur | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → ÍBV (loan) | 22 | (0) |
2024– | KR | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 |
Born in Doetinchem, Gelderland,[3] Smit joined the youth academy of Dutch top flight side Vitesse at the age of 17 after playing for the youth academy of DZC '68 in the Dutch seventh division.[4]
In 2016, he signed for Dutch second division club FC Eindhoven after trialing for Arsenal, one of the most successful teams in England,[4] where he made 3 league appearances and scored 0 goals[5] and suffered a double fracture.[6] On 12 April 2019, Smit debuted for FC Eindhoven during a 1-2 loss to Roda JC.[5] After that, he almost signed for an English outfit.[6]
In 2020, he signed for Leiknir in the Icelandic second division[7] after receiving an offer from Cypriot side Ermis Aradippou,[6] helping them achieve promotion to the Icelandic top flight.
In the fall of 2021 he signed for Icelandic giants Valur, set to replace former Icelandic national goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson.
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