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| Date of birth | (2006-01-21)21 January 2006 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heiloo, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | AZ Alkmaar | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jong AZ | 46 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | AZ | 32 | (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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Kees Smit (born 21 January 2006) is a Dutchfootballer who plays forEredivisie clubAZ Alkmaar as amidfielder.[1]
FromHeiloo, Smit joined the academy atAZ Alkmaar at nine years-old in 2015. He then became the youngest member of their under-12 squad.[2] After progressing through the ranks at AZ, he signed a three-and-a-half-year professional contract in January 2021.[3][4]
In December 2022, Smit was included with the first team squad on their mid-season break travelling training party to Valencia, Spain.[5] 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.[6][7][8] Later that month, Smit made his professional debut forJong AZ in theEerste Divisie in a home match againstHelmond Sport, on 23 January 2023.[9][10]
With AZ under-19s playing in theUEFA 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.[11][12][13] Smit scored a long range goal in the UEFA Youth League last-sixteen tie against Barcelona that brought praise.[14][15][16] He also played in the UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5–0 winners.[17]
He made hisUEFA Europa League debut for AZ Alkmaar on 7 November 2024 in a 3–1 home win againstFenerbahçe, scoring the second goal and being credited with an assist for the third.[18] He played in the final of theKNVB Cup as AZ lost toGo 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.[19]
In November 2021, Smit played for theNetherlands national under-16 football team against the Belgian under-16s.[20] Smit has since been selected for theDutch U17s.[21][22] Smit played for theDutch U19s during the2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship which they won for the first time, Smit became player of the tournament
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 50 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 14 | ||
Netherlands U19
Individual
