Joshua Smith (soccer)

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Joshua Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-10) March 10, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Fort Polk, Louisiana, United States
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1. FC Kaiserslautern
2009–2011 Karlsruher SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 San Francisco Dons 71 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 SC Idar-Oberstein 11 (0)
2014 San Jose Earthquakes U23 11 (2)
2015–2016 Burlingame Dragons 23 (1)
2017 New England Revolution 6 (0)
2018–2019 SC Hessen Dreieich 0 (0)
2019 Finn Harps 5 (1)
2020 Galway United 2 (0)
International career
2009 United States U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:21, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Joshua Smith (born March 10, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Irish club Galway United in the League of Ireland First Division.

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Career

After spending time with SC Idar-Oberstein in 2011 and 2012, [1] [2] Smith returned to the United States to play college soccer at the University of San Francisco between 2013 and 2016. While at San Francisco, Smith made 71 appearances and scored 5 goals. [3]

While at San Francisco, Smith appeared for USL PDL sides San Jose Earthquakes U23 and Burlingame Dragons. [4]

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Smith was selected in the fourth round (75th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. [5] He signed with the club on March 1, 2017. [6] He was released on November 27, 2017. [7]

Smith officially signed for SC Hessen Dreieich in Germany on 12 February 2018. [8]

After leaving Germany, Smith signed for Finn Harps F.C. in the League of Ireland Premier Division in July 2019, scoring his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Waterford F.C. in October.

On 17 December 2019, Smith signed with Galway United F.C. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "J. Smith". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Christoph Schunck hilft verunsichertem Joshua Smith". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. November 13, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Joshua Smith". San Francisco Dons. University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player Stats". USLPDL.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Revs select defender Joshua Smith in fourth round of 2017 MLS SuperDraft". revolutionsoccer.com. MLS. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Revolution Sign Defender Joshua Smith". revolutionsoccer.com. MLS. March 1, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Revolution announce year-end roster moves". revolutionsoccer.com. MLS. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ Joshua Smith komplettiert Dreieicher Kader‚ hessen-dreieich.de, 12 February 2018
  9. ↑ "Joshua Smith signs for United!". December 17, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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