Kareem Smith

Carl Kareem Smith (born 18 January 1985), known as Kareem Smith, is an American-born Trinidadian footballer who plays as a centre back for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Professional Division and for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. Previously, he was playing in the TT Pro League for San Juan Jabloteh F.C.[1] Prior to playing in Trinidad & Tobago, he played for Formuladeildin side KÍ Klaksvík[2] as well as in the MLS Reserve League for New England Revolution reserves side.[3] He is represented by Pan American Calcio. He currently coaches for the Junior Varsity Team in Norwood, Massachusetts.

Kareem Smith
Personal information
Full name Carl Kareem Smith
Date of birth (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985
Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 South Florida Bulls 75 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Cape Cod Crusaders 21 (0)
2007 Rochester Raging Rhinos 20 (0)
2007 KÍ Klaksvík 18 (0)
2008–2009 United Petrotrin 47 (1)
2009–2011 FC Leones 18 (0)
2012 FC Tucson 12 (0)
2014–2015 San Juan Jabloteh 15 (0)
2015 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 8 (0)
International career‡
2002–2003 United States U18 10 (0)
2003–2005 Trinidad and Tobago U20 10 (0)
2008–2012 Trinidad and Tobago 5 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2015 Beaver Country Day School Varsity
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2012

Career

Youth and college

In his youth, Smith was a member of the United States U18, the Region I Olympic Development Program (ODP) team and helped lead his club team, the South Shore United Blazers, to a U-15 Region I title and three Massachusetts state championships at each of the U-16 through U-18 levels. Smith played high school soccer for Beaver Country Day school and in NCAA for the South Florida Bulls[4] where he started at centre-back with Neven Subotic and later with Yohance Marshall.

Smith completed his college eligibility in 2006 after collecting Second Team All-BIG EAST accolades. Smith, who played and started in every match during his four-year USF career, helped anchor a defense which recorded a 0.80 GAA (ranking 25th in the nation). The Hyde Park, Mass., native earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 4) for a strong defensive outing versus a pair of ACC foes (N.C. State and Duke).[5] Smith holds the USF record for consecutive starts (75) and is tied for the school mark in career matches (75).

Club career

On October 21, 2014, Smith signed a 2-year contract with USL Professional Division side, Colorado Springs Switchbacks.

International career

Smith represented the United States at the U-17 and U-18 level. He later switched to the Trinidad & Tobago U-20 Men's National Team and in January 2008, made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team against Guyana.[6] He is attempting to re-join the national team in hopes of entering the World Cup.

Personal life

Smith is Trinidadian through his father.[7] He has served as high school assistant coach for Beaver Country Day school, one of the top prep high school soccer teams in the country. He is also in the hall of fame at Beaver Country Day School due to his outstanding soccer career (when he attended Beaver Country Day School).

References
  1. "Blood and blunders as Police and Caledonia climb standings". February 2014.
  2. "Former Bull Kareem Smith Signs on with Professional Team in Denmark". Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. "Red Bulls Reserves Defeat Revolution Reserves, 2-0 | New York Red Bulls". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
  4. gousfbulls.com
  5. "USF's Kareem Smith Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week". www.gousfbulls.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. T&T Squad Lineups at Socawarriors.net Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "No longer a state secret".
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