Kelly Jayne Smith MBE (born 29 October 1978) is an English former football forward who spent three spells with FA WSL club Arsenal.

[5] After continuing at Pinner Girls, a team formed by Smith's father, she developed her skills at Wembley Ladies and made her senior debut in the 1994–95 season.

In August 1995, Pete Davies wrote in The Independent that the "lethally quick, bountifully gifted" Smith was: "the outstanding prospect in the women's game today.

"[6] After moving to Arsenal Ladies during 1996–97, she scored two goals and assisted on the third in a 3–0 win over Liverpool which secured the Premier League title that season.

At the culmination of her studies, Smith remained in the United States, remarking: "women's football in England is a joke.

However, she missed both legs of the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup final through suspension, after being sent off for giving the finger to opposition fans in the semi-final.

[10][11] In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, Smith appeared in 15 games (13 starts, 1170 total minutes) and scored six goals with two assists.

[12] On leaving Boston Breakers, Smith resisted offers from clubs in Sweden and Germany to join Arsenal for a third time.

[13] However, she arrived with a stress fracture acquired at the 2012 Cyprus Cup and then aggravated the injury when kicking a ball during a promotional video shoot, without the protective footwear she had been instructed to wear.

The 1–1 draw against Italy was played at Roker Park and Smith won Player of the Match from her position on the left wing.

[15] She had been unable to accept a call-up to England's 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squad that summer due to sitting her GCSE exams.

Smith reportedly became England's all-time record goalscorer in September 2010, when she scored her 41st international goal against Switzerland.

Smith, hindered by an achilles injury, was dissatisfied with her own performances at the tournament: "I have to acknowledge that I didn't play well and I have to live with that."

She returned to the England squad for a UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying tie with Serbia after missing the first three matches of the campaign.

[23] Smith incurred a minor injury in the 1–0 group stage win over Brazil at Wembley Stadium, and was unable to join Team GB in their quarter final defeat by Canada.

[24] Smith made her television debut on FOX Sports in December 2014,[25] and provided commentary for 2018 FIFA World Cup.

[26] In April 2021, Smith joined fellow British Olympians Nicola Adams and Greg Rutherford, and fitness instructor Mr Motivator in launching the ‘Energy Fit for the Future’ campaign by Smart Energy GB, which aimed at encouraging people to install smart meters in their homes.

[28] In April 2023, it was announced that Kelly had joined the Arsenal Women's first-team coaching setup until the end of the 2022/23 season.