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Olivia Smith... she/her... speaks English... soccer family (grandfather Francisco Riquelme, great grandfather Jose Riquelme)... her mother Sulee Riquelme-Smith was born in Toronto while her father Sean Smith was born in Oshawa... grew up participating in soccer, taekwondo, basketball, volleyball, track and field... she was five years old when she started playing soccer for Whitby Iroquois SC (house league)... enjoys music, dancing, sports, video games, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Marta, Neymar, Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho, Alexis Sanchez, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Carli Lloyd, Célia Šašić, Cristiane, FC Barcelona... other favourites have included Usain Bolt, LeBron James, Allen Iverson, Rhonda Rousey, Toronto Raptors...
represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Costa Rica 2022)... won a Concacaf youth medal with Canada (2022 bronze U-20)…
attended the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 in Montréal (where she met Marta)...
said coach Rhian Wilkinson in 2019, “Olivia Smith was the youngest player to ever win a call up to the Women’s National Team, but what excites me most is her wonderful leadership and character, qualities that make her impact on the field even more powerful. She is just starting her soccer journey, but her attitude and willingness to avoid the noise around her and just get to work on getting better every day makes me unbelievably excited for her future and the future of soccer in Canada”...
she was 12 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2017 with coach Bev Priestman... she represented Canada at the 2018 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship... won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in Dominican Republic (Canada qualified for Costa Rica 2022)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022...represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Costa Rica 2022)...
she was 15 years old when she made her debut for Canada on 7 November 2019...
