Josh Smith (soccer)

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Josh Smith
Personal information
Full name Joshua Bailey Smith
Date of birth (1982-08-30) August 30, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2003 Trinity University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Charleston Battery 45 (2)
2007 Atlanta Silverbacks 25 (2)
2008 Wilmington Hammerheads 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 8, 2008

Josh Smith (born August 30, 1982, in Dallas, Texas) is an American soccer midfielder, currently without a club. He was the 2003 NCAA Division III Player of the Year.

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College

Smith attended Trinity University, playing on the men's NCAA Division III soccer team from 2000 to 2003. He was a 2001 third team and a 2002 and 2003 first team Division III All American. [1] [2] [3] He was also selected as the 2003 NSCAA Division III Player of the Year as Trinity won the Division III National Championship. [4]

Professional

In 2004, he turned professional with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division. After two seasons in Charleston, he moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2006 season. [5] Smith lost the 2007 season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament. In 2008, he joined the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division. [6]

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References

  1. "2001 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  2. 2002 All Americans
  3. 2003 All Americans
  4. Collegiate National Players of the Year Announced
  5. SILVERBACKS FINALIZE ROSTER, ADD TWO MORE USL VETERANS Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Silverbacks Sign Three to Contract Extensions Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine