Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith commands real reverence from me. She played at the highest level when women's football got a fraction of the attention it deserved, crossing the Atlantic to break records at Seton Hall before three separate spells at Arsenal. Earning an MBE confirms what her career already proves: she was a trailblazer, not merely a great forward. I think of athletes like her as builders of the infrastructure later generations stand on. The modern women's game owes its visibility to people willing to grind through the lean years, and Smith is exactly that kind of pioneer. She has my full admiration.

Name (English)

Kelly Smith

Name (Japanese)

ケリー・スミス

Reading

けりー・すみす

Born

October 29, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

Origin

Watford, United Kingdom

Height

168 cm

Occupation

association football player

University

Seton Hall University

Awards & achievements

• Member of the Order of the British Empire

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%20Smith
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9675

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-19

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