| Richard Smith | |
| Fullname: | Richard Alexander Smith Hylton |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Limón, Costa Rica |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1988–1998 |
| Clubs1: | Alajuelense |
| Caps1: | 315 |
| Goals1: | 44 |
| Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs2: | Municipal |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1999–2000 |
| Clubs3: | Antigua Guatemala |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs4: | Santos de Guápiles |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2001–2003 |
| Caps5: | 77 |
| Goals5: | 12 |
| Years6: | 2003–2005 |
| Clubs6: | Antigua Guatemala |
| Caps6: | 54 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2005–2006 |
| Caps7: | 27 |
| Years8: | 2006–2007 |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | - |
| Totalgoals: | 99 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1991–1997 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Richard Alexander Smith Hylton (born 29 December 1967) is a Costa Rican former football player, who used to play as a midfielder.
Nicknamed La Pantera, Smith made his Primera División debut for Alajuelense for whom he went on to score 44 goals in 315 matches[1] during a 10-year spell. He played abroad for Guatemalan sides Municipal[2] and Antigua Guatemala[3] and had spells at Santos de Guápiles and Carmelita.
He retired in 1997 as player of Limonense.[4]
Smith made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1991 friendly match against the United States and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 3 goals. He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and famously scored both goals in a World Cup qualifier against CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico in 1992.[5]
His final internationals was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Canada.
Son of Ricardo Alfonso Smith and Eloísa Hylton, Smith is married to Jeannette Valerín and they have two children.[4]