Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam Smarte | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Salinas Valley Samba | ||
2006 | San Jose Frogs | ||
2008 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Ventura County Fusion | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2009 |
Adam Smarte (born 9 May 1987) is a Liberian former footballer who last played for Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League.
Smarte grew up in Elk Grove, California, played college soccer at UC Santa Cruz from 2003 to 2007, and played for both Salinas Valley Samba [1] and the San Jose Frogs in the National Premier Soccer League.
Smarte was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft by the San Jose Earthquakes. [2]
He was released by the Earthquakes at the end of 2008, having played just 3 games for the team, and subsequently signed for Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League for the 2009 season, where he appeared as a right-back in the defence instead of his usual forward role. He also went on trial with Major League Soccer side D.C. United in August 2009. [3]
He founded the apparel brand Modern Pharaoh in 2013. [4]
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