Jamaal Smith (born 22 February 1988) is a Canadian-born Guyanese international footballer who plays for Alpha United, as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1988 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
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*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) | |||
Career
editCollege career
editSmith 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
editIn 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
editBorn 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
edit- As of match played 14 June 2015[1]
| Guyana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 |
Personal life
editHe is the older brother of Jelani Smith, who was also a soccer player for Guyana.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "YORK WINS 2008 CIS MEN'S SOCCER CROWN". Ontario University Athletics. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "York at UBC". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "CIS announces men's soccer Universiade team". Canada Soccer. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Smith anchors Canada defence". Mississauga News. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b Glover, Robin (June 26, 2018). "L1O Game of the Week: Woodbridge falls to Vaughan in League Cup quarter-final". Waking the Red. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ Jamaal Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Caledonia AIA signs Guyana international". CONACAF. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Caledonia falls to Toluca but grabs away goal in Mexico City". Wired868. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Alpha United to rely on team effort in CFU play". CONACAF. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Jamaal Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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