Xenia Smits | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Wilrijk, Belgium | 22 April 1994||
Nationality |
Belgian German | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | SG BBM Bietigheim | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2007–2008 | HC Rhino | ||
2008–2010 | HSG Bad Wildungen | ||
2010–2013 | HSG Blomberg-Lippe | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2010–2015 | HSG Blomberg-Lippe | ||
2015–2020 | Metz Handball | ||
2020– | SG BBM Bietigheim | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Germany | 111 | (255) |
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 31. december 2023 |
Xenia Smits (born 22 April 1994) is a Belgian-born German handball player for SG BBM Bietigheim and the German national team.[1][2]
At the age of 16 she debuted for Bundesliga team HSG Blomberg-Lippe, where she played until 2015. In this period she became a German citizen, and could thus play for the German national team.[3]
Achievements
- EHF European League:
- Winner: 2022
- Bundesliga:
- Winner: 2022, 2023
- LFH Division 1 Féminine:
- Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Coupe de France:
- Winner: 2017, 2019
Individual awards
- French Championship Hope of the Season: 2016
- Championnat de France Best Left Back: 2018
- MVP of the EHF European League Final Four: 2022
References
- ^ "Profile". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Profile". dhb.de. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Im Portrait: Xenia Smits – HSG Blomberg-Lippe". Archived from the original on 18 December 2018.