Bryan Smeets

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Bryan Smeets
Personal information
Full name Bryan George Jeffrey Smeets[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 MVV
Number 5
Youth career
MVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 MVV 144 (23)
2015–2017 De Graafschap 52 (4)
2017–2018 Cambuur 7 (0)
2018–2019 TOP Oss 37 (12)
2019–2022 Sparta Rotterdam 68 (10)
2022 Lommel 10 (1)
2022–2023 RWD Molenbeek 14 (0)
2023– MVV 67 (14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2025

Bryan George Jeffrey Smeets (born 22 November 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club MVV.

Club career

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He formerly played for MVV Maastricht, De Graafschap and SC Cambuur. He is best known the myth of Bryan scoring the equalizer against Ajax in 2016, which dramatically decided the winner of the Eredivisie title to be PSV Eindhoven.

On 1 February 2022, Smeets signed with Lommel in Belgium.[2]

Only months later, on 18 May 2022, Smeets was announced as the first signing ahead of the 2022–23 season for RWDM.[3] He signed a two-year deal with an option for an additional year.[3] In December 2022, he was told by club management that he was unwanted and could leave.[4] In April 2023, he started practicing with his former club De Graafschap.[5]

Smeets returned to MVV Maastricht in June 2023, signing a three-year contract through 30 June 2026.[6][7] Local media described him during the 2024–25 season as him as MVV's playmaker and "architect" in midfield[8][9]

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Smeets requested a transfer, and MVV confirmed that he had been excused from first-team duties while he sought a move.[10] When no deal materialised, he was demoted to the under-21 squad, and in September 2025, it was announced that he would remain outside the senior squad at least until the winter break.[11][12]

International career

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He was part of the Netherlands squad at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MVV 2009–10 Eerste Divisie 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 13 1 0 0 2[b] 0 15 1
2011–12 Eerste Divisie 24 3 2 1 2[b] 0 28 4
2012–13 Eerste Divisie 32 8 1 1 2[b] 0 35 10
2013–14 Eerste Divisie 36 5 2 0 — 38 5
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 35 6 2 0 — 37 6
Total 144 23 7 2 6 0 157 25
De Graafschap 2015–16 Eredivisie 28 1 1 0 4[b] 1 33 2
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 24 3 1 0 — 25 3
Total 52 4 2 0 4 1 58 5
Cambuur 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 7 0 3 0 — 10 0
TOP Oss 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 37 12 2 0 2[b] 0 41 12
Sparta Rotterdam 2019–20[c] Eredivisie 22 4 1 0 — 23 4
2020–21 Eredivisie 26 4 0 0 1[d] 0 27 4
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 20 2 2 0 — 22 2
Total 68 10 3 0 1 0 72 10
Lommel 2021–22 First Division B 10 1 — — 10 1
RWD Molenbeek 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
MVV 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 33 10 1 0 — 34 10
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 34 5 2 0 — 36 5
Total 67 15 3 0 — 70 15
Career total 399 65 20 2 13 1 433 68
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
  3. ^ Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs

References

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  • Bryan Smeets at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
  • Bryan Smeets at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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