| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Susan Jane Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Whiston, Merseyside[2], England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rainhill United | |||
| St. Helens | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–2002 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2002–2010 | Leeds United | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lincoln Ladies | 14 | (2) |
| 2011– | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997– | England | 90 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 31, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Susan Jane "Sue" Smith (born 24 November 1979) is an international footballer, currently playing for Doncaster Rovers Belles and England. She is an experienced left-sided winger or forward.[4]
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Smith played for Tranmere Rovers since she was a teenager, but after years of fielding several offers from top clubs around the country, she signed on for Leeds United (known as Leeds Carnegie from 2007 until 2010) in the summer of 2002.[5]
Following the failure of Leeds' bid to join the FA WSL, Smith signed for Lincoln Ladies in August 2010.[6] In December 2011 Smith joined Doncaster Rovers Belles, who had tried to sign her on two previous occasions. Belles manager John Buckley described the capture of Smith as "a tremendous coup for the club".[7]
Smith made her England debut aged 17 in February 1997 and one of her brightest England moments was scoring a hat-trick of tremendous goals in a home friendly against Spain in March 2001.[8]
She has twice won the Nationwide International Player Of The Year award – in 1999 and 2001.[9] In 1999 she was also voted Players' Player of the Year.[10]
Before winning the 1999 awards, Smith represented her country when she was picked to play in a FIFA XI against the USA in a showpiece match in San Jose.[5][10]
She made her domestic comeback at the start of the 2002–03 season after suffering a broken leg and torn ligament damage after a training ground accident in February,[5] and after featuring in the series of friendlies in the build-up to Euro 2005, narrowly missed selection in the final 20.
Smith bounced back in the best possible way, scoring against Austria in the first World Cup qualifier of the campaign, and was twice runner-up in the FA Women's Cup with her club Leeds United.
In May 2009, Smith was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.[11] In June 2011 she was surprisingly left out of England's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[12]
In 2000, Smith and her Tranmere team-mates featured in a television advert for Daz washing powder alongside Julian Clary.[13] Smith was later a regular contributor to the Yorkshire Evening Post's women's football section, and also offered her views and commentary skills for BBC sport, most recently Smith appeared alongside Manchester United's Wayne Rooney in his three-part Sky1 show 'Street Striker'.
In July 2009 Smith was awarded an honorary degree by Edge Hill University.[14] In November 2010 she opened Chipping Sodbury Secondary School's sports centre.[15]
Throughout her career Smith has been recognisable by her striking hairstyles.[16] She is an Everton F.C. supporter.[2]
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