Tim Smits (born 11 April 1986) is an Australian

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who plays for

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Club career

Smits began his career with North Pine SC, he then moved to

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and then to the

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. At the

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he spent three years, after this, he joined Pine Rivers United where he played two years. In January 2006, Smits was scouted by Netherlands club

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a professional association football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 27 June 1967, as ...

, where he played for the reserve team, after one year in the Netherlands, he moved back to Australia and signed with

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. In January 2008, after playing nine games in one year for Rochedale, he joined

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club

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

A-League statistics

¹ - includes

final series statistics
² - includes

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statistics;

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statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

References

External links

Queensland Roar profile
1986 births Australian expatriate soccer players A-League Men players Brisbane Roar FC players Australian people of Dutch descent Soccer players from Brisbane National Premier Leagues players Living people Men's association football forwards Grange Thistle FC players Australian soccer players {{Australia-footy-forward-stub