Joshua 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 earlier seasons and 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 109th of 143 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 12th of 13 of the 13 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, 8th of 13 of the 13 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 potential8th of 13 goalkeepers · A-League Current season12th of 13 goalkeepers · A-League 12th-best goalkeeper in the A-League 109th in the A-League · potential 8th-highest potential goalkeeper in the A-League

9.3

Ratingi

8th of 13 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 8th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the A-League of 13. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the A-League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Distribution

Pass accuracy69%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Adelaide UnitedAug 2025 – nowFree Transfer

De Graafschapuntil Aug 2025

Willem IIJul 2022 – Aug 2025

Bodo/GlimtJun 2020 – Jul 2022

Almere City FCJan 2018 – Jun 2020

NEC Nijmegen(back from loan)Jul 2013 – Jan 2018

FC OSS(on loan)Jan 2013 – Jul 2013

FC OSS(on loan)Apr 2012 – Jan 2013

NEC Nijmegenuntil Apr 2012

About J. Smits

Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelm Smits is a 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Adelaide United, born on November 6, 1992 in Nijmegen, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Adelaide United currently sit 2nd of 12 in the A-League.

This season

In the current season, J. Smits has made 28 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,520 minutes, averaging a 6.75 match rating over his last 6 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When J. Smits plays, Adelaide United's record this season is 2W-3D-1L — and his match ratings average 6.63 at home against 6.87 on the road.

Recent matches

May 15, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Auckland (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 9, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Auckland (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 26, 2026: 2-1 win away at Melbourne City (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 19, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Macarthur (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Newcastle Jets (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 3, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Auckland (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Smits at 9.3 with a Season form score of 3, ranking 109th of 143 goalkeepers in the A-League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Eerste Divisie and the Eliteserien. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, J. Smits has totalled 183 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 38 appearances for Willem II.

J. Smits's career has also included time at De Graafschap, Willem II, Bodo/Glimt, Almere City FC, NEC Nijmegen and FC OSS.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points