Josh Smith (soccer)

Football player infobox
playername= Josh Smith
fullname = Joshua Bailey Smith


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|8|30
cityofbirth = Dallas, Texas
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub = Wilmington Hammerheads
clubnumber = 9
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 2000-2003
youthclubs = Trinity University
years = 2004-2005
2007
2008-
clubs = Charleston Battery
Atlanta Silverbacks
Wilmington Hammerheads
caps(goals) = 45 (2)
25 (2)
18 (0)
pcupdate = September 8, 2008
ntupdate =

Josh Smith (born August 30, 1982 in Dallas, Texas) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division. 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. [ [http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=2001 2001 All Americans] ] [ [http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=2002 2002 All Americans] ] [ [http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=III&yr=2003 2003 All Americans] ] He was also selected as the 2003 NSCAA Division III Player of the Year as Trinity won the Division III National Championship. [ [http://www.nscaa.com/subpages/20060403173010278.php Collegiate National Players of the Year Announced] ]

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. [ [http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=107&cat=1 SILVERBACKS FINALIZE ROSTER, ADD TWO MORE USL VETERANS] ] Smith lost the 2007 season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament. In 2008, he joined the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division. [ [http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=702&cat=1 Silverbacks Sign Three to Contract Extensions] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=1051 Charleston Battery Player Profile]
* [http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/profile.asp?playerid=94 Wilmington Hammerheads Player Profile]