Josh Smith (soccer) explained

Josh Smith
Fullname:Joshua Bailey Smith
Birth Date:30 August 1982
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2000–2003
Youthclubs1:Trinity University
Years1:2004–2005
Years2:2007
Years3:2008
Clubs3:Wilmington Hammerheads
Caps1:45
Caps2:25
Caps3:18
Goals1:2
Goals2:2
Goals3:0
Pcupdate:September 8, 2008

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.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 All Americans . 2008-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615002429/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=2001 . 2011-06-15 . dead .
  2. http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=2002 2002 All Americans
  3. http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=2003 2003 All Americans
  4. http://www.nscaa.com/subpages/20060403173010278.php Collegiate National Players of the Year Announced
  5. http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=107&cat=1 SILVERBACKS FINALIZE ROSTER, ADD TWO MORE USL VETERANS
  6. http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=702&cat=1 Silverbacks Sign Three to Contract Extensions