Smith was a World Cup and Olympic footballer captaining the New Zealand women's national football team,[2] and culminating her club career winning The Triple with VfL Wolfsburg as UEFA Champions League, German League, and German Cup Winners up until her retirement in 2013.

[4] Smith captained NCAA Div 1 Duke University side and graduated with an Economics and Spanish degree before deciding to pursue her football career abroad, landing a professional contract in Germany with then European Champions, FFC Frankfurt.

Smith then played for the Sunnanå SK in Sweden and then Newcastle Jets in the inaugural W-League in Australia, before being signed by VfL Wolfsburg[5] on 2 February 2009.

Smith was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway(0-1) and USA (0-4).

[18][19][20] Smith joined Optus Sport's hosting team, for their broadcast of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which is being co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand.