Joshua Smith (soccer)

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.

This article is about the soccer center back born in 1992. For the soccer midfielder born in 1982, see Josh Smith (soccer).
Joshua Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-10) March 10, 1992
Place of birth Fort Polk, Louisiana, United States
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Galway United
Number TBA
Youth career
1. FC Kaiserslautern
2009–2011 Karlsruher SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 San Francisco Dons 71 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 0 (0)
National team
2009 United States U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:57, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

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.

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
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