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List of international goals scored by Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith is an English former professional footballer who played for both England and Great Britain between 1995 and 2014, and scored 46 international goals during that time.[1] Smith scored all 46 goals for England in 117 appearances,[2] making her the country's record goalscorer until Ellen White surpassed the record on 30 November 2021.[3] A prolific scorer, former teammate and England captain Steph Houghton declared Smith to be "England's best-ever player" in 2015.[2]

Smith with Arsenal in 2017: she played 117 games for England and four for Great Britain.

Smith made her international debut for England on 1 November 1995 in a 1−1 home draw with Italy, playing the entire UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying match.[4] At The Valley in London 18 days later, Smith scored her first international goal in a 5−0 win over Croatia, contributing again to England's successful Euro 1997 qualifying campaign.[5] Smith scored her first international hat-trick against Hungary on 27 October 2005 in a 13−0 away win; it was the team's highest winning margin until England defeated Latvia 20−0 on 30 November 2021.[6][7] In the 2009 Women's Euro final, Smith scored in the 6−2 loss to Germany, a defeat which prolonged England's deprivation of their first major honour.[8] Smith managed 117 caps over a 20-year career with England; she was often considered one of the world's top female players with pundits, coaches and opponents frequently praising her.[9] On 8 March 2013, Smith scored her final goal for England in a 4−4 draw against Scotland in the 2013 Cyprus Cup.[1] She announced her international retirement on 3 February 2015, citing her desire to move into coaching.[2]

With London's successful bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the United Kingdom entered a women's team into the football tournament as hosts, despite not traditionally entering.[10] Smith played only four matches for Great Britain. She made her debut in a pre-tournament friendly against Sweden, in preparation for the 2012 Olympics. During the competition, Smith featured in the group matches against Brazil, Cameroon and New Zealand.[1] Great Britain eventually left the tournament following a 2−0 defeat to Canada in the quarter-final, a match in which Smith did not feature.[11] She never scored a goal for Great Britain.[1]

International goals

Scores and results list her team's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Smith goal. Every international goal scored by Smith was for England.[1]

Table key
Indicates England won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates England lost the match
List of international goals scored by Kelly Smith
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
119 November 1995The Valley, London, England  Croatia5–05–0UEFA Euro 1997 qualification[5]
217 March 1996Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla, Cosenza, Italy  Italy1–01–2UEFA Euro 1997 qualification[12]
318 April 1996Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia  Croatia1−02–0UEFA Euro 1997 qualification[13]
419 May 1996Griffin Park, London, England  Portugal2−03–0UEFA Euro 1997 qualification[14]
52 October 2000Kolos Stadium, Boryspil, Ukraine  Ukraine1−02–1UEFA Euro 2001 qualification[15]
622 March 2001Kenilworth Road, Luton, England  Spain1−14–1Friendly[16]
724 February 2002Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England  Portugal2−03–02003 FIFA World Cup qualification[17]
83−0
923 March 2002Zuiderpark Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands  Netherlands3−14–12003 FIFA World Cup qualification[18]
1019 February 2004Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England  Denmark2–02–0Friendly[19]
1126 May 2005Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England  Czech Republic2–14–1Friendly[20]
121 September 2005Ertl Glas Stadion, Amstetten, Austria  Austria1−14–12007 FIFA World Cup qualification[21]
1327 October 2005Tapolca Stadium, Tapolca, Hungary  Hungary1−013–02007 FIFA World Cup qualification[6]
147−0
1511−0
1631 August 2006The Valley, London, England  Netherlands1−04–02007 FIFA World Cup qualification[22]
172−0
183−0
198 March 2007National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes, England  Russia4−06–0Friendly[23]
2013 May 2007Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham, England  Northern Ireland1−04–0UEFA Euro 2009 qualification[24]
2117 May 2007Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea, England  Iceland1−04–0Friendly[25]
2211 September 2007Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China  Japan1−12–22007 FIFA World Cup[26]
232−1
2417 September 2007Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium, Chengdu, China  Argentina4−16–12007 FIFA World Cup[27]
255−1
2627 October 2007Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England  Belarus2−04–0UEFA Euro 2009 qualification[28]
2714 February 2008GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Norway2–12–1Friendly[29]
2828 September 2008Ďolíček, Prague, Czech Republic  Czech Republic2−15–1UEFA Euro 2009 qualification[30]
295−1
302 October 2008Estadio Ruta de la Plata, Zamora, Spain  Spain2–22–2UEFA Euro 2009 qualification[31]
319 February 2009Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland1−02–2Friendly[25]
3211 February 2009Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland3−14–1Friendly[25]
335 March 2009GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  South Africa3−06–02009 Cyprus Cup[32]
3412 March 2009GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus  Canada2−13–12009 Cyprus Cup[32]
3528 August 2009Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Russia3–23–2UEFA Euro 2009[33]
366 September 2009Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland  Netherlands2−02–1UEFA Euro 2009[34]
3710 September 2009Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Germany2−32–6UEFA Euro 2009 final[8]
3820 May 2010National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta2−04–02011 FIFA World Cup qualification[35]
3921 August 2010Sepp-Doll Stadion [de], Krems, Austria  Austria1−04–02011 FIFA World Cup qualification[36]
402−0
4112 September 2010New Meadow, Shrewsbury, England  Switzerland2–02–02011 FIFA World Cup qualification[37]
4216 September 2010Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen, Switzerland  Switzerland1−03–22011 FIFA World Cup qualification[38]
432 March 2011GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Italy2–02–02011 Cyprus Cup[32]
4428 February 2012GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus  Finland2−13–12012 Cyprus Cup[32]
453−1
468 March 2013GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland4–34–42013 Cyprus Cup[32]

Hat-tricks

List of international hat-tricks scored by Kelly Smith
No.OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef.
1  Hungary3 – (1–0', 7–0', 11–0')13–0Tapolca Stadium, Tapolca, Hungary2007 FIFA World Cup qualification27 October 2005[6]
2  Netherlands3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')4–0The Valley, London, England2007 FIFA World Cup qualification31 August 2006[22]

Statistics

Goals by competition[1]
CompetitionGoals
Olympics0
FIFA World Cup4
UEFA European Championship3
FIFA World Cup qualification15
UEFA European Championship qualification11
Friendlies13
Total46
Goals by opponent[1]
OpponentGoals
 Netherlands5
 Finland4
 Austria3
 Czech Republic3
 Hungary3
 Portugal3
 Argentina2
 Croatia2
 Italy2
 Japan2
 Russia2
 Spain2
 Switzerland2
 Belarus1
 Canada1
 Denmark1
 Germany1
 Iceland1
 Malta1
 Northern Ireland1
 Norway1
 Scotland1
 South Africa1
 Ukraine1
Total46
Smith scored five goals against The Netherlands; it was the most goals she scored against a single international opponent.[1]

See also

References

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