Jamaal Smith

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Jamaal Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-22) 22 February 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Alpha United
Youth career
York Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Italia Shooters
2011 SC Toronto
2012 Syrianska Kerburan 20 (0)
2013 K-W United FC 0 (0)
2013–2014 Caledonia AIA
2014 Okzhetpes 1 (0)
2014 Vaughan Azzurri
2015– Alpha United
International career
2012–2015 Guyana [1] 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:16, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:07, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Jamaal Smith (born 22 February 1988) is a Canadian-born Guyanese international footballer who plays for Alpha United, as a defender.

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Career

College career

Smith played college soccer for the York Lions, winning CIS championships in 2008 and 2010. [2] [3] He also represented Canada at the Universiade in 2009 and 2011. [4] [5]

Club career

In 2007, he won a tryout for Major League Soccer expansion side Toronto FC, beating out over 900 participants, earning an invite to pre-season, but ultimately failed to make the squad. [6]

Smith has played club football for Italia Shooters, SC Toronto, Syrianska Kerburan, K-W United FC, Caledonia AIA, Okzhetpes and Vaughan Azzurri. [1] [7] [8]

He signed for Caledonia AIA in August 2013. [9] His debut for Caledonia came in a 3-1 away defeat to Mexican club Toluca in the CONCACAF Champions League a few days later. [10]

In April 2015 he was playing for Alpha United. [11]

International career

Born in Canada, he made his international debut for Guyana in 2012, [1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. [12] He also represented them at the 2012 Caribbean Cup. [13]

International career statistics

As of match played 14 June 2015 [1]
Guyana
YearAppsGoals
201270
201300
201400
201550
Total120

Personal life

He is the older brother of Jelani Smith, who was also a soccer player for Guyana. [6]

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References

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  11. "Alpha United to rely on team effort in CFU play". CONACAF. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  12. Jamaal Smith FIFA competition record (archived)
  13. "Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 19 July 2015.