Yannick Smith | |
Full Name: | Yannick Camara Smith |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1990 |
Birth Place: | Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, United States |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 2009–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | Old Dominion Monarchs |
Years1: | 2011 |
Clubs1: | Virginia Beach Piranhas |
Caps1: | 11 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2013 |
Clubs2: | Närpes Kraft |
Caps2: | 22 |
Goals2: | 12 |
Years3: | 2014 |
Clubs3: | Dayton Dutch Lions |
Caps3: | 2 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | August 22, 2014 |
Yannick Smith (born November 21, 1990) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward.
Born in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Smith played soccer at Hillsborough High School.[1]
Smith played four years of college soccer at Old Dominion University between 2009 and 2012.[2] He also spent the 2011 season with USL Premier Development League club Virginia Beach Piranhas.[3]
On January 22, 2013, Smith was selected 75th overall in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by Houston Dynamo.[4] However, he wasn't signed by the club.
Smith signed his first professional contract with Finnish Kakkonen club Närpes Kraft, before moving to USL Pro club Dayton Dutch Lions on March 9, 2014.[5]