Josh Smith (soccer)

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.

Josh Smith
Personal information
Full name Joshua Bailey Smith
Date of birth (1982-08-30) August 30, 1982
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*
Years Team Apps (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

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]

References

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