Rebecca Smith (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rebecca Katie Smith | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
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Current team
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VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Youth career | |||
Palos Verdes Breakers | |||
South Bay Gunners | |||
Fram-CQ Soccer Club | |||
1995–1999 | Chadwick School | ||
1999–2003 | Duke University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Ajax America Women | ||
2004 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||
2005 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
2005–2008 | Sunnanå SK | ||
2008 | Newcastle United Jets | ||
2009–2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
International career‡ | |||
2003–2013 | New Zealand | 74 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2013 |
Rebecca Katie Smith (born 17 June 1981 in Los Angeles, California)[1] is a former New Zealand soccer player who has represented her country at international level.[2]
Early life
Rebecca attended high school at Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, California and played soccer there during her freshman year.[3] She graduated in 1999.[4]
Career
A natural leader, Rebecca captained Duke University side before landing a professional contract in Europe.
Smith played for the Newcastle United Jets in the W-League and Sunnanå SK before being signed by VfL Wolfsburg.[5] on 2 February 2009.[6] Smith formerly trained with and had played friendlies for the club.
In 2013 she ended her career due to knee problems.[7]
International
Smith made her Football Ferns debut in a 15-0 victory over Samoa on 7 April 2003, and captained New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[8] where they lost to Brazil 0-5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2).
Smith was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway(0-1) and USA (0-4).[9] Smith's solid performances in New Zealand's rearguard earned her a FIFA Women's World Player of the Year nomination in 2007 and New Zealand Player of the Year in 2007.[10]
Smith played her 50th international in a friendly against Australia on 12 May 2011.[11]
She was part of the New Zealand team that reached the quarter-finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
On September 18, 2013, Smith announced her retirement from football.[12]
References
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External links
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- Rebecca Smith – FIFA competition record
- NZ-Soccer Profile
- Interview *German*
- SvFF Profile
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- New Zealand women's international footballers
- New Zealand women's association footballers
- Olympic footballers of New Zealand
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 1. FFC Frankfurt players
- Newcastle Jets FC W-League players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia
- VfL Wolfsburg (women) players
- Sunnanå SK players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- New Zealand expatriate association footballers
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- New Zealand expatriates in Germany
- New Zealand expatriates in the United States
- New Zealand expatriates in Sweden
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California
- Soccer players from California
- Association football defenders