Kees Smit

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Kees Smit
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Personal information
Full name Kees Henricus Petrus Smit[1]
Date of birth (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Heiloo, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 26
Youth career
2015–2023 AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Jong AZ 46 (10)
2024– AZ 35 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2022–2023 Netherlands U17 7 (0)
2023 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2024–2025 Netherlands U19 16 (4)
2025– Netherlands U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2025
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025

Kees Henricus Petrus Smit (born 21 January 2006) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

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From Heiloo, Smit joined the academy at AZ Alkmaar at nine years-old in 2015. He then became the youngest member of their under-12 squad.[3] After progressing through the ranks at AZ, he signed a three-and-a-half-year professional contract in January 2021.[4][5]

In December 2022, Smit was included with the first team squad on their mid-season break travelling training party to Valencia, Spain.[6] In January 2023, a goal Smit scored in a five-a-side indoor game went viral due to its unusual nature, as he beat the outrushing goalkeeper with shot rebounded from the side wall.[7][8][9] Later that month, Smit made his professional debut for Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie in a home match against Helmond Sport, on 23 January 2023.[10][11]

With AZ under-19s playing in the UEFA Youth League he was part of the team that beat Barcelona and Real Madrid on consecutive rounds to reach the semi-finals in March 2023.[12][13][14] Smit scored a long range goal in the UEFA Youth League last-sixteen tie against Barcelona that brought praise.[15][16][17] He also played in the UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5–0 winners.[18]

He made his UEFA Europa League debut for AZ Alkmaar on 7 November 2024 in a 3–1 home win against Fenerbahçe, scoring the second goal and being credited with an assist for the third.[19] He played in the final of the KNVB Cup as AZ lost to Go Ahead Eagles on penalties on 21 April 2025. The game had ended 1-1 in normal time after Go Ahead Eagles scored a 98th minute equaliser.[20]

International career

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In November 2021, Smit played for the Netherlands national under-16 football team against the Belgian under-16s.[21] Smit has since been selected for the Dutch U17s.[22][23] Smit played for the Dutch U19s during the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship which they won for the first time, Smit became player of the tournament

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 4 0 — — — 4 0
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 29 2 — — — 29 2
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 13 8 — — — 13 8
Total 46 10 — — — 46 10
AZ 2023–24 Eredivisie 1 0 — — — 1 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 20 0 3 1 7[a] 1 — 30 2
2025–26 Eredivisie 14 2 1 0 10[b] 0 — 25 2
Total 35 2 4 1 17 1 — 56 4
Career total 81 12 4 1 17 1 0 0 102 14
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Netherlands U19

Individual

References

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