Kay Kirsten Evert Smits (born 31 March 1997) is a Dutch

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player for

SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a handball club from Magdeburg, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga. History During the time in the GDR, the club won 10 national championships (1970, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991) and ...

and the Dutch national team. He represented the Netherlands at the

2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament and the first to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted for the first time in three countries – Austria, Norway and Sweden – from 9 to 26 January 20 ...

. His father , sister

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and brother

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are also international handball players.De genen van handbalfamilie Smits: 'Later beseffen we hoe bijzonder dit is'
, NOS, 19 January 2021

Honours

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

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Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche K ...

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DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bund ...

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EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

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IHF Super Globe The Men's Super Globe is a handball competition contested between the champion clubs from continental confederations. On 7 December 2018, the IHF moved the Super Globe to Saudi Arabia for four years, until 2022. Summary Records and statistics ...

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* Dutch Championship: **: 2015, 2016 *Dutch Handball Cup: **: 2015, 2016 * BENE-League: **: 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smits, Kay 1997 births Living people Dutch male handball players People from Geleen Expatriate handball players Limburg Lions players TTH Holstebro players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Handball-Bundesliga players SC Magdeburg players Sportspeople from Limburg (Netherlands) SG Flensburg-Handewitt players