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Olivia Smith (born August 5, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario and college soccer with the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Olivia Smith
Personal information
Full name Olivia Smith[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 18)
Place of birth North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
North Toronto Nitros
Youth career
Whitby SC
Oshawa Kicks SC
Ajax SC
Markham FC
North Toronto SC
NDC Ontario
North Toronto SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Penn State Nittany Lions 14 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– North Toronto Nitros 11 (18)
National team
2018 Canada U15 4 (1)
2022– Canada U20 7 (7)
2019– Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 24, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 25, 2022

Early life


Smith was born in North York, Ontario, but grew up in Whitby. She first played house league with the Whitby Soccer Club, before playing at the competitive level with Oshawa Kicks SC, Ajax SC, Markham FC and then North Toronto SC.[2][3] Afterwards, she joined the Ontario Regional Excel (REX) program (later renamed to the NDC Ontario),[4] before returning to North Toronto SC to train in advance of her move to college, where she committed to join the Florida State Seminoles.[5]


College career


Initially committed to attend Florida State University, she instead decided to attend Penn State University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[6][7] She made her debut on September 18, coming on as a second-half substitute against the Indiana Hoosiers.[8] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 25 against the Illinois Fighting Illini.[9]


Club career


In 2022, she played for the North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario.[10] She made her debut on May 7 against Alliance United.[10] In her next match on May 14, she scored her first goal against Simcoe County Rovers FC.[11] She scored a brace on May 18 against Electric City FC.[12] She scored four goals in a 6-1 victory over BVB IA Waterloo on June 18.[13] After the season, she was named Young Player of the Season, Forward of the Year, and won the Golden Boot after leading the league in scoring with 18 goals, while only appearing in 11 games.[14]


International career


In 2017, she made her debut in the Canada Soccer program, when she attended a youth camp at age 12.[3] She made her international debut for the Canadian U15 team at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship.[15]

In late October 2019, she was called up to the Canada women's national soccer team for the first time.[16] On November 7, 2019, she became the youngest player ever to debut for the senior national team at the 15 years and 94 days old, when she replaced Jordyn Huitema in the 86th minute of a match against Brazil in the Women's International Tournament played in Chongqing, China, breaking the previous record set by Kara Lang.[2][17] In the same tournament, Smith got her second international cap in a match against New Zealand.[18] Following the appearance, she then attended a camp with the Canada U17 team.[19][20]

She was named the 2019 Canadian Youth International Player of the Year.[21][22] In 2022, she was named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[23]


Personal life


Smith is of Jamaican, Chilean and Peruvian descent.[2]


References


  1. "Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: Canada (CAN)" (PDF). FIFA. 3 August 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. Fanfair, Ron (December 18, 2019). "Olivia Smith makes history as Canada's senior team youngest soccer player". RonFanfair.
  3. Olivia Smith at the Canadian Soccer Association
  4. Reid, Brady (February 13, 2021). "Exclusive: 16-year-old standout Olivia Smith a prototype for the future of Canadian soccer". Waking The Red.
  5. "Olivia Smith". North Toronto Nitros.
  6. "Penn State signs three women's soccer transfers from Texas Tech, USC, Florida State". Soccerwire. June 1, 2022.
  7. "Olivia Smith Penn State profile". Penn State Nittany Lions.
  8. "No. 8 Women's Soccer Draws with Indiana". Penn State Nittany Lions. September 18, 2022.
  9. Woloson, Sam (September 25, 2022). "Penn State women's soccer flexes depth, young talent in decimation of Illinois on Sunday". The Daily Collegian.
  10. "Olivia Smith 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. Mota-Pyette, Christian (May 16, 2022). "Barrie Sports: Weekend Recap May 16". Barrie Uncovered.
  12. Bui, David Tuan (May 19, 2022). "Electric City Football Club Women's Team Fall to North Toronto Nitros, 3-1". PTBO Canada.
  13. Bates, Matt. "L1O Weekly Rewind". League1 Ontario.
  14. "Julia Benati and Olivia Smith highly commended as Women's Premier Division 2022 awards are confirmed". League1 Ontario. November 15, 2022.
  15. Davidson, Neil (November 28, 2019). "Whitby's Olivia Smith 'special' force for Canadian U-17 soccer team". Toronto Star.
  16. Davidson, Neil (October 30, 2019). "15-year-old Olivia Smith could become youngest to play for Canada's women's soccer team". CBC Sports.
  17. Johnson, Meaghen (June 9, 2021). "Smith sets sights on becoming mainstay for CWNT". TSN.
  18. "15-year-old Olivia Smith makes history as youngest to play for Canadian women's soccer team". CBC. November 7, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  19. "Soccer starlet Olivia Smith to lead Canada's U-17 team after senior debut". The Hamilton Spectator. November 28, 2019.
  20. Davidson, Neil (November 28, 2019). "Soccer starlet Olivia Smith back with her peers after Canada senior team debut". The Globe & Mail.
  21. "Jayden Nelson and Olivia Smith named Canada Soccer's Youth International Players of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 10, 2019.
  22. Kelly, Tim (December 12, 2019). "Whitby's Olivia Smith, 15, chosen as Canadian Youth International female soccer player of the year". Whitby This Week.
  23. Hayes, Jacob (July 30, 2022). "Incoming Penn State women's soccer freshman Olivia Smith secures spot on Canadian U-20 World Cup team". Daily Collegian.





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