J. Smits

Following his move to Adelaide United, Smits's current-season form is down 77% on last season (Season 13→3), while his Rating eased 28→9. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Adelaide United · 2nd	28	3	11%	7.02	9	3
2024/25	De Graafschap · 6th	25	6	24%	6.87	28	13
2021/22	Bodo/Glimt · 1st	1	0	0%	6	24	0
2020/21	Bodo/Glimt · 1st	10	3	30%	6.82	32	9
2019/20	Almere City FC	29	0	0%	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

J. Smits is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Adelaide United, rated 9.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 144th of 193 on scout potential in the A-League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smits.

Judged on this season alone, Smits graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 14 of the 14 goalkeepers in the A-League, on 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 9th of 14 of the 14 goalkeepers in the A-League. At 33 Smits is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2025/264 clubs

Current potential9th of 14 goalkeepers · A-League Current season13th of 14 goalkeepers · A-League13th-best goalkeeper in the A-League144th in the A-League · potential9th-highest potential goalkeeper in the A-League

9.3

Ratingi

9th of 14 goalkeepers

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

100%

Minutes

near ever-present

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Adelaide United finished 2nd of 12 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Clean sheets

11%

CS rate

100%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 28 appearances (11% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 12) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 9.3, Smits carries the 9th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the A-League of 14. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %100%

Available fixtures28 of 28

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %69

Cards / 900.036

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 18–27 (~0), then tapers with age. At 33, Smits sits on 0.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smits's projected Rating — 9.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.