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Kelly Smith
Forward - Midfielder
Team: Boston Breakers
Kelly Smith
Height: 5' 6"
Birth Date: 10/29/1978
Hometown: Watford, England
Previous Team: Arsenal Ladies
How Acquired:
WPS Initial International Draft

WPS:
  • Was named to 2009 WPS All-Star ballot but was unavailable due to 2009 European Championships 
  • 15 games played, started in 13
  • Tied for 5th in the league with goals scored (6)
  • Lead the team in points, scoring 6 goals and 2 assists
  • Recorded 1 game winning goal
  • Left the game on May 29, 2009 against Sky Blue FC due to a knee injury which she struggled with for the remainder of the season
  • Named first ever WPS Player of the Month for the month of April
  • Scored the league’s first ever penalty kick against Washington on April 18, 2009
  • Scored the first goal of the season for the Breakers on April 5, 2009 against FC Gold Pride
  • Drafted by the Breakers with the second overall pick in the WPS International Draft
International:
  • Nominated for 2009 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
  • 2009 UEFA Women’s EURO 2009 finalist - losing to Germany
  • Scored the game-winning goal against Canada in the final of the 2009 Cyprus Women’s Cup - defeating Canada
  • Two-time finalist for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year (2006, 2008)
  • Been a member of the English National Team since she was 16
  • Scored four goals in four games in the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup Named to the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup All-Tournament Team
  • Voted “Player of the Tournament” at the 2007 Four Nations Tournament in China
Club:
  • Began her career with the Arsenal Ladies in 1995
  • Helped the Arsenal Ladies to the “quadruple” in 2007, winning the English Women’s Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, as well as the UEFA Women’s Cup (Europe’s top club competition)
  • Scored 103 goals in 114 matches for Arsenal since returning to England in 2005
  • League’s top scorer and Nationwide Players’ Player of the Year her first season back with the Gunners with 27 goals in 2005-06
  • Captured back-to-back Nationwide England Women’s Player of the Year honors from 2007-08
  • Played for the WUSA Philadelphia Charge from 2001-2003
  • A member of the W-League’s New Jersey Wildcats in 2004
College:
  • Played for Seton Hall from 1997-1999
  • Pirates retired her No. 6 jersey in honor of her accomplishments (first non-basketball athlete and one of three women at Seton Hall to have been awarded this honor)
  • Set a school record for goals (76) and points (174) in just 51 matches
  • Only player in program history to receive All-American honors
  • Named Big East Offensive Player of the Year all three years
  • Holds two NCAA records in career points (3.41) and goals per game (1.49)
  • Inducted to the Seton Hall Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008
Personal:
  • Born in Watford, England
  • Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2008 in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to soccer
  • Described as “the best player in the world” by Netherlands head coach Vera Pauw in August, 2006 after notching a hat trick against the Dutch
  • Would be an automatic selection on the U.S. National Team according to former USA head coach April Heinrichs, who was impressed with Smith when she played for the Philadelphia Charge
  1. What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
    My Apple Laptop, Face Cream, iPhone
  2. If you didn’t play professional soccer, what other profession would you try – and why?
    I would be the next dog whisperer. I would open my own dog center because I love dogs.
  3. What’s your perfect day off?
    Get out of bed late, read the paper, catch up on the news, go to Starbucks, have lunch with friends, go home and watch a movie and then cook dinner.
  4. What famous person most inspires you and why?
    Jade Goody because she has been diagnosed with Cervical Cancer at 27, has lived life to the fullest and is a fighter knowing she’s near death.
  5. If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?
    Michael Jackson, David and Victoria Beckham and Pink
  6. If there were one adjective to describe you, what would it be?
    Laidback
  7. What’s on your workout/pre-game iPod playlist?
    I put it on shuffle.
QUICK HITS – List your top three favorites

TV Shows:

  1. 24
  2. Grey’s Anatomy

Place to Shop:

  1. Selfridges
  2. River Island
  3. Abercrombie & Fitch

Restaurants:

  1. Nandos
  2. Any Italian Restaurant
  3. Outback Steak House

Professional Athletes:

  1. Ryan Giggs
  2. David Beckham
  3. Kevin Garnett

Cities (in any country):

  1. London
  2. New York
  3. Boston
 
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