Rein Smit

Rein Smit (born 5 January 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Telstar.

Rein Smit
Personal information
Full name Rein Smit
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001
Place of birth Castricum, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Telstar
Number 29
Youth career
2006–2012 FC Castricum
2012–2014 ADO '20
2014–2019 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Heerenveen 6 (0)
2021– Telstar 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:54, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Career

Heerenveen

Smit played youth football for amateur clubs FC Castricum and ADO '20.[1] In 2014, he was scouted to the youth academy of SC Heerenveen.[2] He made his professional debut in the first team on 21 December 2019 in a 1–1 draw at home against Heracles Almelo. He came on as a substitute for Anders Dreyer in the 79th minute.[3][4]

Telstar

On 20 July 2021, Smit signed with Eerste Divisie club Telstar. That same evening he made his unofficial debut against Quick Boys in pre-season. He also scored his first goal in the 63rd minute in that match.[5] He made his official debut on 6 August in a 1–1 draw against FC Emmen at home at BUKO Stadion.[6] On 10 September, Smit scored his first goal in the 72nd minute of the league match against Almere City and thereby secured a 1–1 draw after having come on as a substitute for Cas Dijkstra in the 58th minute.[7][8]

References
  1. "CASTRICUMMER REIN SMIT PROFVOETBALLER BIJ SC HEERENVEEN". FC Castricum (in Dutch). 6 August 2019.
  2. "Rein Smit tekent bij Heerenveen". ADO'20 (in Dutch). 10 May 2019.
  3. "Heerenveen vs. Heracles - 21 December 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. "SC Heerenveen sluit 2019 af met gelijkspel tegen Heracles". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 21 December 2019.
  5. Lambers, Milo (27 July 2021). "Nieuwe spits Rein Smit op weg naar basisplaats bij Telstar: Hij is een tijger. Hij loert, vecht en vliegt erop af". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch).
  6. "Telstar vs. Emmen - 6 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. "Telstar vs. Almere City - 10 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. Swagers, Stef (10 September 2021). "Invaller Rein Smit kopt Telstar naar een punt tegen Almere City". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).
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