red card Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Olivia Smith is leaving Penn State after 1 year. She scored 1 goal and had 1 assist. Her goal rate with Canada's youth teams is almost a goal/match. She was named Canada Youth Player of the Year 2019 and made her senior debut also in 2019. She says she prefers playing as a false 9. Receiving the ball in the middle to create opportunities. She has signed a deal with as yet undisclosed top Euro club. Kent, jhoops__ and lamptern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Incredible she made the World Cup roster! The few times I’ve seen her play I was very impressed. Excited to see her play! cornerkick, Trois Reds, footballfreak and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 I would have said back in 2019, Smith would be on the 2023 World Cup squad. But not in 2022 given she looked sluggish and had a disappointing u20 World Cup. But she did impose herself at the Concacaf u20 qualifiers this year. Kent and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkomar Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 She has a cannon for a leg. I think she can beat even WNT keepers with her power. Maybe her chances will be way down, but I feel good about her getting one or two given a chance to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) I find her football I.Q. to be very high, I rate her. Just in terms of body type, she doesn't look like the type of player who would excel after running for 80+ minutes but she has great power and undeniable skill on the ball. I would use her as a supersub in the first two matches and then see what happens. Edited July 10, 2023 by Olympique_de_Marseille rkomar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 In terms of body type and ability to go for 90 minutes, Desiree Scott and Sam Pierre would like a word with you… Cavallini would have wanted a word too, but luckily he wasn’t paying attention 😂 Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Very moving video, it's great we can do this. Who would have been left off to open up a spot for her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 10:03 AM, shorty said: In terms of body type and ability to go for 90 minutes, Desiree Scott and Sam Pierre would like a word with you… Very true. On 7/10/2023 at 10:03 AM, shorty said: Cavallini would have wanted a word too, but luckily he wasn’t paying attention 😂 🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 7:14 PM, Unnamed Trialist said: Very moving video, it's great we can do this. Who would have been left off to open up a spot for her? Not like for like, but an article (or articles?) I saw seemed to link it to Desiree Scott being out due to injury. Obviously not like for like though, so it could just be that Scott was a notable absence and Smith was a notable addition, so the reporter making their own connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Off to Sporting. They finished second to Benfica by 9 points. Unnamed Trialist, narduch and Kent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 First gol and an assist in a 8-0 win over Vilaverdense. Trois Reds, Kent and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 After a drop in minutes and no goals at the club level along with no minutes vs Brasil, Smith scored 2 goals today in a 3-0 win. Sporting is third in the table behind Benfica & Braga. Kent, Olympique_de_Marseille, Trois Reds and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Smith's good first touch produces her goal contribution in a 10-0 whitewash over second to last place Ouriense in the table. rkomar, Kent, Olympique_de_Marseille and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 8 minutes ago, red card said: Alidou comes off the bench to score in the 1st leg semis of Taça da Liga in a 4-1 win. ...and Smith scored the winner in the other semi-final, Racing Almada vs Sporting CP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 3 in 3. Now up to 6G/6A for the season. Sporting tied Damaiense 1-1. Trois Reds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Another gol and another assist in a 8-0 comb over Albergaria/Durit (9th in liga BPI) in Taça de Portugal - R16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Unnamed Trialist, Trois Reds and Canuckia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I hope she gets real playing time for Canada at the Gold Cup and that Alidou does too. Canuckia, rkomar and Trois Reds 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Goal makes ESPN top 10... Unnamed Trialist, yomurphy1, Olympique_de_Marseille and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 #7 on Yahoo Sports top 13 plays of the weekend... Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 (edited) Beauty of an assist in extra time to advance to Taça de Portugal semis. Recently signed Canadian Melissa Dagenais was the keeper for Damaiense. Goal scorer was also a recent signee after skipping the NWSL draft. Via Brown University where the 23 yr old American was the Ivy League's Offensive Player of the Year. Edited February 10 by red card Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Especially noteworthy given that she was sidelined in the later games by concussion protocol. Cheeta, Trois Reds and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 (edited) In only 30 mins, Smith picked up a goal and an assist in a 5-0 shellacking over Albergaria. Edited March 16 by red card Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Olivia Smith scored a brace in a 4-1 win over Famalicão. She is now at 11G/8A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Smith gets her 12th goal and 9th assist of the season in a 3-1 victory over Alidou/Davidson's Benfica. Gap in table is down to 2. rkomar, Unnamed Trialist and Trois Reds 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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