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.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 10, 1992 | ||
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 | |||
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 | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:21, 14 November 2020 (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.
On 17 December 2019, Smith signed with Galway United F.C. [9]
References
- "J. Smith". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- "Christoph Schunck hilft verunsichertem Joshua Smith". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. November 13, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- "Joshua Smith". San Francisco Dons. University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- "Player Stats". USLPDL.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- "Revs select defender Joshua Smith in fourth round of 2017 MLS SuperDraft". revolutionsoccer.com. MLS. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- "Revolution Sign Defender Joshua Smith". revolutionsoccer.com. MLS. March 1, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- "Revolution announce year-end roster moves". revolutionsoccer.com. MLS. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- Joshua Smith komplettiert Dreieicher Kader‚ hessen-dreieich.de, 12 February 2018
- "Joshua Smith signs for United!". December 17, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2020.