Guy Smit
Guy Smit (born 19 January 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Valur.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 1996 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | Leiknir | 41 | (0) |
| 2021– | Valur | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:49, 13 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
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.
In the fall of 2021 he signed for Icelandic giants Valur, set to replace former Icelandic national goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson.