Olivia Smith (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 5, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | North York, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Super REX Ontario | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| Whitby SC | |||
| North Toronto SC | |||
| Super REX Ontario | |||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Canada U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2022– | Canada U20 | 1 | (2) |
| 2019– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 25, 2022 | |||
Olivia Smith (born August 5, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Super REX Ontario.
Early life[]
Smith was born in North York, Ontario, but grew up in Whitby. She first played house league with the Whitby Soccer Club, before moving on to the North Toronto SC.[1] Afterwards, she joined the Ontario Regional Excel (REX) program.[2]
International career[]
She made her international debut for the Canadian U15 team at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship.[3]
On November 7, 2019, she became the youngest player ever to debut for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 15 years and 94 days old, when she replaced Jordyn Huitema in the 86th minute of a match against Brazil in the Women's International Tournament played in Chongqing, China, breaking the previous record set by Kara Lang.[4] In the same tournament, Smith got her second international cap in a match against New Zealand.[5]
She was named the 2019 Canadian Youth International Players of the Year.[6]
Personal life[]
Smith is of Jamaican, Chilean and Peruvian descent.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Olivia Smith (CAN)". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Reid, Brady (February 13, 2021). "Exclusive: 16-year-old standout Olivia Smith a prototype for the future of Canadian soccer". Waking The Red.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (November 28, 2019). "Whitby's Olivia Smith 'special' force for Canadian U-17 soccer team". Toronto Star.
- ^ a b Fanfair, Ron (December 18, 2019). "Olivia Smith makes history as Canada's senior team youngest soccer player". RonFanfair.
- ^ "15-year-old Olivia Smith makes history as youngest to play for Canadian women's soccer team". CBC. November 7, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Jayden Nelson and Olivia Smith named Canada Soccer's Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 10, 2019.
External links[]
- Olivia Smith at Soccerway
- Olivia Smith at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French)
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