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Stijn De Smet
	De Smet with Cercle Brugge in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Stijn Camiel De Smet
Date of birth	27 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder; Forward
Youth career
1992–1997	Jabbeke
1997–2003	Cercle Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2009	Cercle Brugge
2009–2013	Gent
2011–2012	→ Westerlo (loan)
2012–2013	→ Waasland-Beveren (loan)
2013–2018	Kortrijk
2018–2019	Roeselare
2019–2020	Zwevezele
Total
International career
2004	Belgium U19
2004–2008	Belgium U21
2008	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Stijn Camiel De Smet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstɛin də ˈsmɛt]; born 27 March 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

He received his first call-up to the Belgium squad in 2008 and made his debut as a starter against Morocco in a friendly at King Baudouin Stadium.

Club career

Cercle Brugge

De Smet started his football career at amateur club Jabbeke.^[2] At the age of 12, he made moved to the youth academy of professional club Cercle Brugge, despite receiving an offer from city rivals Club Brugge.^[3] At Cercle, he progressed through the youth teams, and eventually made his senior debut in the 2003–04 season in a 0–0 home draw against Westerlo. The following year, De Smet grew into a starter, scoring four goals in 27 games.^[1]

In December 2006, De Smet was invited for a trial with Blackburn Rovers, the partner team of Cercle.^[4] Sadly for De Smet, a knee injury suffered in a match against Anderlecht forced him to stay in Belgium.^[5]

De Smet quickly aroused interest from other teams, and was considered Cercle's most talented player since Thomas Buffel.^[3] Strong play alongside new signing Tom De Sutter, as well as 10 goals in 33 appearances during the 2007–08 season, meant that Eredivisie clubs AZ and PSV showed interest.^[6]

Gent

On 17 July 2009, De Smet signed a five-year contract with league rivals for Gent, replacing the outgoing Bryan Ruiz who had signed with Twente, for a fee reported to be around €1.2 million.^[7] At Gent, he won the 2009–10 Belgian Cup, beating his former club Cercle Brugge 3–0 in the final. De Smet came on as a 90th minute substitute for Elimane Coulibaly in the game.^[8]

On 25 July 2011, De Smet was sent on a season-long loan to Westerlo.^[9] Due to an injury, he only played 23 games.^[1] From the 2012–13 season, he returned to Gent, but during the winter break he was sent on another loan, this time to Waasland-Beveren alongside Jordan Remacle. At Beveren he was reunited with his former coach at Cercle, Glen De Boeck.^[10]

Kortrijk

In the 2013–14 season, De Smet signed a two-year contract with Kortrijk with an option for an additional year.^[11] After three successful seasons at the West Flemish club, his contract was not renewed following the 2017–18 season.^[12]

Roeselare

For the 2018–19 season, De Smet moved to Roeselare as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with an option for an additional year.^[13]

Retirement

At the end of the 2018–19 season, it was announced that De Smet would retire from professional football and continue his career with amateur club Zwevezele.^[14] De Smet announced his retirement in December 2019.^[15] He later founded his own real estate agency.^[2]

International career

In the 2004–05 season, De Smet was selected for the matches of the Belgian national under-21 team. He was also part of the squad that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

De Smet was selected for Belgium for the first time for an unofficial friendly against Standard Liège, as a replacement for the injured Thomas Chatelle. De Smet played the last 10 minutes of the match. He was selected again for the friendly against Morocco, and was part of the starting eleven.

Honours

Gent

Belgian Cup: 2009–10

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Stijn De Smet at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b De Voogt, Siebe (11 August 2021). "Voormalig profvoetballer Stijn De Smet (36) stapt in de immowereld: Ik zal vooral afgerekend worden op mijn kwaliteiten als makelaar". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
^ ^a ^b "Interview Stijn De Smet (Cercle Brugge) - Voetbalbelgie.be". Voetbalbelgië (in Flemish). 4 October 2007.
^ Neild, Andy (8 November 2006). "Young Belgian lands Rovers trial". Lancashire Telegraph.
^ Dumarey, Mathias (13 November 2006). "De Smet twee maanden out". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
^ "Stijn De Smet in beeld bij AZ". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 7 February 2008.
^ "Stijn De Smet vervangt Bryan Ruiz bij AA Gent". De Morgen (in Dutch). 16 July 2009.
^ "AA Gent wint eerste Beker van België in 26 jaar". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 15 May 2010.
^ Morren, Fabian (25 July 2011). "Westerlo huurt Stijn De Smet". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
^ Geril, Jürgen (9 February 2013). "Controlefreak Glen De Boeck is helemaal terug bij Waasland-Beveren". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
^ "Stijn De Smet definitief naar KV Kortrijk | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent (in Dutch). 19 June 2013.
^ "Stijn De Smet stapt transfervrij over van KV Kortrijk naar Roeselare". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 15 June 2018.
^ "Stijn De Smet verlaat KV Kortrijk voor KSV Roeselare". KW.be (in Dutch). 15 June 2018.
^ Stricht, Wouter Vander (1 May 2019). "Stijn De Smet kapt met profvoetbal en trekt naar KSKV Zwevezele". KW.be (in Dutch).
^ "Stijn De Smet stopt met voetballen". KV Kortrijk (in Dutch). 9 December 2020.

External links

Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)
Stijn De Smet at the Royal Belgian Football Association

[SW-1] Stijn De Smet at Soccerway

[immo-2] De Voogt, Siebe (11 August 2021). "Voormalig profvoetballer Stijn De Smet (36) stapt in de immowereld: Ik zal vooral afgerekend worden op mijn kwaliteiten als makelaar". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).

[vb1-3] "Interview Stijn De Smet (Cercle Brugge) - Voetbalbelgie.be". Voetbalbelgië (in Flemish). 4 October 2007.

[4] Neild, Andy (8 November 2006). "Young Belgian lands Rovers trial". Lancashire Telegraph.

[5] Dumarey, Mathias (13 November 2006). "De Smet twee maanden out". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).

[6] "Stijn De Smet in beeld bij AZ". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 7 February 2008.

[7] "Stijn De Smet vervangt Bryan Ruiz bij AA Gent". De Morgen (in Dutch). 16 July 2009.

[8] "AA Gent wint eerste Beker van België in 26 jaar". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 15 May 2010.

[9] Morren, Fabian (25 July 2011). "Westerlo huurt Stijn De Smet". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).

[10] Geril, Jürgen (9 February 2013). "Controlefreak Glen De Boeck is helemaal terug bij Waasland-Beveren". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).

[11] "Stijn De Smet definitief naar KV Kortrijk | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent (in Dutch). 19 June 2013.

[12] "Stijn De Smet stapt transfervrij over van KV Kortrijk naar Roeselare". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 15 June 2018.

[13] "Stijn De Smet verlaat KV Kortrijk voor KSV Roeselare". KW.be (in Dutch). 15 June 2018.

[14] Stricht, Wouter Vander (1 May 2019). "Stijn De Smet kapt met profvoetbal en trekt naar KSKV Zwevezele". KW.be (in Dutch).

[15] "Stijn De Smet stopt met voetballen". KV Kortrijk (in Dutch). 9 December 2020.

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+| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]<br />[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
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+| youthyears2 = 1997–2003
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+| clubs7 = [[K.S.K. Voorwaarts Zwevezele|Zwevezele]]
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-'''Stijn De Smet''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈstɛi̯n də ˈsmɛt}}, born 27 March 1985 in [[Bruges]]) is a Belgian professional football player, who currently plays for [[K.V. Kortrijk]].
+'''Stijn Camiel De Smet''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈstɛin də ˈsmɛt}}; born 27 March 1985) is a Belgian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]].
+He received his first call-up to the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] squad in 2008 and made his debut as a starter against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly]] at [[King Baudouin Stadium]].
-== Career ==
-De Smet usually plays as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] or [[Forward (association football)#Centre forward|forward]]. He was discovered by [[Cercle Brugge]] (as well as their rivals [[Club Brugge]]) at the age of 12 while playing for his local team, [[K.S.V. Jabbeke|KSV Jabbeke]].
+== Club career ==
-De Smet's big breakthrough came in the [[2004–05 Belgian First Division|2004–05 season]], being in the starting line-up 19 times. The season before, De Smet had only appeared in six matches in total. He has plays for [[Cercle Brugge]], where he is regarded as the most promising youth prospect and the best youth player at the team since [[Thomas Buffel]]. In December 2006, Stijn De Smet was invited for a trial at [[Blackburn Rovers]], the partner team of Cercle. Sadly for De Smet, a knee injury caught in the match at [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] forced him to stay in Belgium. On 17 July 2009 the 24-year-old forward has left [[Cercle Brugge]] to sign a five-year deal for [[K.A.A. Gent]]. In this team, he won the Belgian Cup in 2010.
+===Cercle Brugge===
+De Smet started his football career at amateur club [[K.S.V. Jabbeke|Jabbeke]].<ref name="immo">{{cite news |last1=De Voogt |first1=Siebe |title=Voormalig profvoetballer Stijn De Smet (36) stapt in de immowereld: Ik zal vooral afgerekend worden op mijn kwaliteiten als makelaar |url=https://www.hln.be/jabbeke/voormalig-profvoetballer-stijn-de-smet-36-stapt-in-de-immowereld-ik-zal-vooral-afgerekend-worden-op-mijn-kwaliteiten-als-makelaar~aed6bfbf/ |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=11 August 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> At the age of 12, he made moved to the youth academy of professional club [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]], despite receiving an offer from city rivals [[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]].<ref name="vb1" /> At Cercle, he progressed through the youth teams, and eventually made his senior debut in the 2003–04 season in a 0–0 home draw against [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]. The following year, De Smet grew into a starter, scoring four goals in 27 games.<ref name="SW" />
+In December 2006, De Smet was invited for a trial with [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], the partner team of Cercle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Neild |first1=Andy |title=Young Belgian lands Rovers trial |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/1009797.young-belgian-lands-rovers-trial/ |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=8 November 2006}}</ref> Sadly for De Smet, a knee injury suffered in a match against [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] forced him to stay in Belgium.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dumarey |first1=Mathias |title=De Smet twee maanden out |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2006-11-13/de-smet-twee-maanden-out |work=Voetbalkrant.com |date=13 November 2006 |language=nl}}</ref>
-On 25 July 2011, De Smet signed a season-long loan deal with [[K.V.C. Westerlo]].
+De Smet quickly aroused interest from other teams, and was considered Cercle's most talented player since [[Thomas Buffel]].<ref name="vb1">{{cite news |title=Interview Stijn De Smet (Cercle Brugge) - Voetbalbelgie.be |url=https://www.voetbalbelgie.be/specials/interview-stijn-de-smet-cercle-brugge/2007/10/04/ |work=Voetbalbelgië |date=4 October 2007 |language=nl-BE}}</ref> Strong play alongside new signing [[Tom De Sutter]], as well as 10 goals in 33 appearances during the 2007–08 season, meant that [[Eredivisie]] clubs [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] and [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] showed interest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stijn De Smet in beeld bij AZ |url=https://www.soccernews.nl/news/41082/stijn-de-smet-in-beeld-bij-az |work=Soccernews.nl |date=7 February 2008 |language=nl}}</ref>
-== International ==
-Since the 2004–05 season, De Smet is being selected for the matches of the [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgian national under-21 team]]. He was also part of the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads#.C2.A0Belgium|squad]] that qualified for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].
+===Gent===
-De Smet was selected for [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] for the first time for an unofficial friendly against [[Standard Liège]], as a replacement for the injured [[Thomas Chatelle]]. De Smet played the last 10 minutes of the match. He was selected again for the friendly against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], and was part of the starting XI.
+On 17 July 2009, De Smet signed a five-year contract with league rivals for [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]], replacing the outgoing [[Bryan Ruiz]] who had signed with [[FC Twente|Twente]], for a fee reported to be around €1.2 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stijn De Smet vervangt Bryan Ruiz bij AA Gent |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/stijn-de-smet-vervangt-bryan-ruiz-bij-aa-gent~b39f08ae/ |work=De Morgen |date=16 July 2009 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> At Gent, he won the [[2009–10 Belgian Cup]], beating his former club Cercle Brugge 3–0 in the final. De Smet came on as a 90th minute substitute for [[Elimane Coulibaly]] in the game.<ref>{{cite news |title=AA Gent wint eerste Beker van België in 26 jaar |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/aid928467 |work=Het Belang van Limburg |date=15 May 2010 |language=nl-BE}}</ref>
+On 25 July 2011, De Smet was sent on a season-long loan to Westerlo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morren |first1=Fabian |title=Westerlo huurt Stijn De Smet |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2011-07-25/westerlo-huurt-stijn-de-smet |work=Voetbalkrant.com |date=25 July 2011 |language=nl}}</ref> Due to an injury, he only played 23 games.<ref name="SW" /> From the 2012–13 season, he returned to Gent, but during the winter break he was sent on another loan, this time to [[Waasland-Beveren]] alongside [[Jordan Remacle]]. At Beveren he was reunited with his former coach at Cercle, [[Glen De Boeck]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Geril |first1=Jürgen |title=Controlefreak Glen De Boeck is helemaal terug bij Waasland-Beveren |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20130208_00462679 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |date=9 February 2013 |language=nl-BE}}</ref>
-{{s-start}}
-{{s-sports}}
+===Kortrijk===
-{{succession box|before= [[Darko Pivaljević]]|title=[[Cercle Brugge#Top league goalscorers per season|Cercle Brugge top scorer]]<br><small>alongside [[Tom De Sutter]] and [[Oleg Iachtchouk]]</small>|years=2008|after= [[Oleg Iachtchouk]]}}
+In the 2013–14 season, De Smet signed a two-year contract with [[K.V. Kortrijk|Kortrijk]] with an option for an additional year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stijn De Smet definitief naar KV Kortrijk {{!}} KAA Gent Website |url=https://www.kaagent.be/nl/nieuws/19-06-2013/stijn-de-smet-definitief-naar-kv-kortrijk |website=KAA Gent |language=nl |date=19 June 2013}}</ref> After three successful seasons at the [[West Flanders|West Flemish]] club, his contract was not renewed following the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stijn De Smet stapt transfervrij over van KV Kortrijk naar Roeselare |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20180615_03564899 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |date=15 June 2018 |language=nl-BE}}</ref>
-{{s-end}}
+===Roeselare===
+For the 2018–19 season, De Smet moved to [[K.S.V. Roeselare|Roeselare]] as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with an option for an additional year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stijn De Smet verlaat KV Kortrijk voor KSV Roeselare |url=https://kw.be/sport/voetbal/stijn-de-smet-verlaat-kv-kortrijk-voor-ksv-roeselare/ |work=KW.be |date=15 June 2018 |language=nl}}</ref>
+===Retirement===
+At the end of the 2018–19 season, it was announced that De Smet would retire from professional football and continue his career with amateur club [[K.S.K. Voorwaarts Zwevezele|Zwevezele]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stricht |first1=Wouter Vander |title=Stijn De Smet kapt met profvoetbal en trekt naar KSKV Zwevezele |url=https://kw.be/sport/voetbal/stijn-de-smet-kapt-met-profvoetbal-en-trekt-naar-kskv-zwevezele/ |work=KW.be |date=1 May 2019 |language=nl}}</ref> De Smet announced his retirement in December 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stijn De Smet stopt met voetballen |url=https://www.kvk.be/nieuws/stijn-de-smet-stopt-met-voetballen/ |website=KV Kortrijk |language=nl |date=9 December 2020}}</ref> He later founded his own real estate agency.<ref name="immo" />
+==International career==
+In the 2004–05 season, De Smet was selected for the matches of the [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgian national under-21 team]]. He was also part of the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads#.C2.A0Belgium|squad]] that qualified for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].
+De Smet was selected for [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] for the first time for an unofficial friendly against [[Standard Liège]], as a replacement for the injured [[Thomas Chatelle]]. De Smet played the last 10 minutes of the match. He was selected again for the friendly against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], and was part of the starting eleven.
+== Honours ==
+'''Gent'''
+* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[2009–10 Belgian Cup|2009–10]]
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* [http://www.cerclebrugge.be/index.php?catnr1=11&catnr2=100&catnr3=100&catnr4=100&individu=253 Stijn De Smet player info at the official Cercle Brugge site] {{nl icon}}
-* [http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be] {{nl icon}}
-*[http://static.belgianfootball.be/project/publiek/jrinteren/speler_PH_5195.htm#itop Belgium stats] at Belgian FA
+==External links==
-{{Belgium men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics }}
+*[http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be] {{in lang|nl}}
-{{K.V. Kortrijk squad}}
+*{{RBFA player|PH_5195}}
+{{Belgium men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics }}
-{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2012}}
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+{{Commons category|Stijn De Smet}}
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