John Smits

John Smits (born September 7, 1988) is a Canadian former soccer player and coach, who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Toronto Varsity Blues.

John Smits
Personal information
Full name John Smits
Date of birth (1988-09-07) September 7, 1988
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Toronto Varsity Blues 28 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 FC Edmonton 38 (0)
2015 → Montreal Impact (loan) 0 (0)
2016 Wilmington Hammerheads 18 (0)
2022– Unionville Milliken SC 1 (0)
Teams managed
2017- Toronto Varsity Blues (Goalkeeping coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 1, 2022

Career

FC Edmonton

After playing for the University of Toronto from 2009 through 2011, Smits signed with FC Edmonton of the NASL in 2012.[1] Smits made his professional debut against the Atlanta Silverbacks in May 2012, posting a shutout.[2] In the 2014 NASL season, Smits took over the starting goalkeeper role with FC Edmonton. Smits won the 2014 NASL Golden Glove award for lowest goals against average that season.[3]

In 2015, Smits was loaned to the Montreal Impact during the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League final, although he did not suit up.[4] Smits was released by the club on October 28, 2015 [5]

Wilmington Hammerheads

Smits signed with Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL on February 25, 2016[6] He made his club debut in Wilmington's 2016 season opener in a 2-1 win against Orlando City B on March 26, 2016.[7] Smits would only spend one season in Wilmington, as the club announced that they would not participate in the 2017 USL season.[8][9]

Coaching

In July 2017, Smits returned to his college team, the Toronto Varsity Blues, as goalkeeper coach.[10]

Club

Statistics accurate as of September 26, 2016

Club Season League Domestic Cup Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Edmonton NASL 2012 700000——70
NASL 2013 700000——70
NASL 2014 2004000——240
NASL 2015 400000——40
FC Edmonton Total 380400000420
Montreal Impact (loan) MLS 2015 0000000000
Montreal Impact Total 0000000000
Wilmington Hammerheads USL 2016 1801000——190
Wilmington Hammerheads Total 180100000190
Career total 560500000610

References
  1. "SMITS SIGNS WITH EDMONTON FC". University of Toronto.
  2. "Nothing found for 2012 05 13 Smits Gets The Shutout In His First Nasl Start As Fce Beats Atlanta". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
  3. "FC Edmonton's John Smits win NASL Golden Glove award". Edmonton Sun. 2014-11-20.
  4. "FC Edmonton goalkeeper John Smits to join Montreal Impact for CONCACAF Champions League final". Edmonton Sun. 2015-04-20.
  5. "Nothing found for 2015 10 28 Smits Jonke Among The Five Players Released By FC Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2015-10-29.
  6. "Wilmington Hammerheads Sign Goalkeeper John Smits - Wilmington Hammerheads". 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. "Wilmington Hammerheads FC at Orlando City B - 7:30pm EDT, March 26th, 2016". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  8. "John Smits on Instagram: "I would like to thank everyone I've met during my time in Wilmington, NC for an amazing experience that I'll truly never forget. The…"". John Smits Instagram account. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  9. WECT staff (September 30, 2016). "Wilmington Hammerheads signs removed from Legion Stadium". WECT.
  10. U of T Varsity Blues [@Varsity_Blues] (July 17, 2017). "Men's soccer welcomes home Varsity Blues alumnus John Smits as the teams new goalkeeper coach! WE ALL #BLEEDBLUE #WeAreTO" (Tweet). Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
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