Guy Smit

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Guy Smit
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Netherlands
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Leiknir
Youth career
– DZC '68
– Vitesse
– NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 NEC 0 (0)
2016–2019 FC Eindhoven 3 (0)
2020– Leiknir 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:49, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Guy Smit (born 19 January 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leiknir.

Career[]

At the age of 17, Smit joined the youth academy of Dutch top flight side Vitesse after playing for the youth academy of DZC '68 in the Dutch seventh division.[1]

In 2016, he signed for Dutch second division club FC Eindhoven after trialing for Arsenal, one of the most successful teams in England,[1] where he made 3 league appearances and scored 0 goals[2] and suffered a double fracture.[3] On 12 April 2019, Smit debuted for FC Eindhoven during a 1-2 loss to Roda JC.[2] After that, he almost signed for an English outfit.[3]

In 2020, he signed for Leiknir in the Icelandic second division[4] after receiving an offer from Cypriot side Ermis Aradippou,[3] helping them achieve promotion to the Icelandic top flight.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Interview with Guy Smit". elfvoetbal.nl.
  2. ^ a b Guy Smit at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b c "'Er komen mensen naar me toe die zeggen: 'Een wonder dat je nog prof bent". voetbalzone.nl.
  4. ^ "Guy Smit hervindt voetbalgeluk op IJsland: 'Er waren momenten dat ik er helemaal klaar mee was'". de Gelderlander.

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