Xenia Smits

Xenia Smits (born 22 April 1994) is a Belgian-born German handball player for HB Ludwigsburg and the German national team.^[1][2]

Xenia Smits
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 31) Wilrijk, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian German
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	HB Ludwigsburg
Number	22
Youth career
Years	Team
2007–2008	HC Rhino
2008–2010	HSG Bad Wildungen
2010–2013	HSG Blomberg-Lippe
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2010–2015	HSG Blomberg-Lippe
2015–2020	Metz Handball
2020–2024	SG BBM Bietigheim
2024-	HB Ludwigsburg
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Germany	129	(306)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7. november 2024

At the age of 16 she debuted for Bundesliga team HSG Blomberg-Lippe, where she played until 2015. In this period she became a German citizen, and could thus play for the German national team.^[3]

Achievements

• EHF European League:
  • Winner: 2022
• Bundesliga:
  • Winner: 2022, 2023
• LFH Division 1 Féminine:
  • Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Coupe de France:
  • Winner: 2017, 2019

Individual awards

• French Championship Hope of the Season: 2016
• Championnat de France Best Left Back: 2018
• MVP of the EHF European League Final Four: 2022