Domestic-league season · Adelaide United.
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).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Adelaide United · 2nd | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | De Graafschap · 6th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 28 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Willem II · 1st | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | 38 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Willem II · 4th | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 30 | 13 |
| 2021/22 | Bodo/Glimt · 1st | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Bodo/Glimt · 1st | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 32 | 9 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Smits is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Adelaide United, rated 9.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 144th of 193 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 0.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
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.
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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 33, Smits sits on 0.3, 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
