| C. J. Smith | |
| Fullname: | Courtney-Junior Mitchell-Smith |
| Birth Date: | January 21, 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Simcoe County Rovers |
| Youthclubs1: | Grand Valley Minor Soccer |
| Youthclubs2: | Brampton East SC |
| Youthclubs3: | ProStars FC |
| Youthyears4: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs4: | ETO FC Győr |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| College1: | Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs |
| Collegecaps1: | 31 |
| Collegegoals1: | 16 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2019 |
| College2: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Collegecaps2: | 15 |
| Collegegoals2: | 3 |
| Collegeyears3: | 2020 |
| College3: | Georgia Southern Eagles |
| Collegecaps3: | 6 |
| Collegegoals3: | 0 |
| Collegeyears4: | 2021 |
| College4: | Houston Baptist Huskies |
| Collegecaps4: | 17 |
| Collegegoals4: | 5 |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | ProStars FC |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Master's FA |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | Port City FC |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | HFX Wanderers FC |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → FC Edmonton (loan) |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Simcoe County Rovers |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | September 2, 2023 |
Courtney-Junior Mitchell-Smith (born January 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario.
Smith began playing soccer with Grand Valley Minor Soccer, before moving to Brampton East SC.[1] Afterwards, Smith joined the ProStars FC Academy.[2] In February 2016, he joined the U19 side of Hungarian club ETO FC Győr.[3] [4]
In 2017, he began attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.[5] He scored his first goal on September 1, 2017, against the Jones Bobcats, scoring twice and adding an assist.[6] On October 5, 2018, he scored a hat trick against the Meridian Eagles.[7] For the 2018 season, Smith was selected to play in the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges Men's All-Star Soccer Game (however the match was cancelled due to poor field conditions)[8] and was named to the United Soccer Coaches Men's NJCAA Division I All-South Region team.[9]
In 2019, he transferred to the University of South Carolina to play for the men's soccer team.[10] He scored his first goals on October 1, scoring twice against the Presbyterian Blue Hose.[11] [12]
In 2020, he transferred to Georgia Southern University to play for the Georgia Southern Eagles.[13] He made six appearances, including two starts, recording one assist.[14]
In 2021, he began attending Houston Baptist University, where he played for the Houston Baptist Huskies.[15] In his debut on August 26, he scored a golden goal winner in extra time over the St. Thomas Tommies.[16] He appeared in all 17 matches, scoring five goals, which all came within the team's first five games, including a two-goal performance against the Huston–Tillotson Rams.[17]
In 2016, he returned to ProStars FC and played in League1 Ontario.[18] After facing Toronto FC III during a league match, he was invited to train with the Toronto FC Academy.
In 2017, he played for Master's FA in League1 Ontario.[19]
In 2018 and 2019, he played with the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 in USL League Two.[20] [21] He scored his first goals on May 26, 2018, netting a brace against Albuquerque Sol FC,[22] which earned him PDL Western Conference Team of the Week honours.[23]
In 2021, he played for Port City FC in the National Premier Soccer League. He scored his first goal on May 27 against Jacksonville Armada U-23.[24] He scored a brace on June 5 against Florida Roots FC.[25]
In March 2022, Smith signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC, immediately being sent on an intra-league loan to FC Edmonton.[26] [27] He scored his first goal on September 10 against York United FC.[28]
In 2023, he began the season playing with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario,[29] before switching to the Simcoe County Rovers.[30]