Jamaal Smith

Jamaal Smith (born 22 February 1988) is a Canadian-born Guyanese international footballer who plays for Alpha United, as a defender.

This article is about the association footballer. For the cricketer, see Jamal Smith. For the ice hockey player, see Gemel Smith.
Jamaal Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-22) 22 February 1988
Place of birth Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Alpha United
Youth career
York Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Italia Shooters
2011 SC Toronto
2012 Syrianska Kerburan 20 (0)
2013 K-W United FC 0 (0)
2013–2014 Caledonia AIA
2014 Okzhetpes 1 (0)
2014 Vaughan Azzurri
2015– Alpha United
National team‡
2012– Guyana[1] 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:16, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:07, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Career

College career

Smith played college soccer for the York Lions, winning CIS championships in 2008 and 2010.[2][3] He also represented Canada at the Universiade in 2009 and 2011.[4][5]

Club career

Smith has played club football for Italia Shooters, SC Toronto, Syrianska Kerburan, K-W United FC, Caledonia AIA, Okzhetpes and Vaughan Azzurri.[1][6][7]

He signed for Caledonia AIA in August 2013.[8] His debut for Caledonia came in a 3-1 away defeat to Mexican club Toluca in the CONCACAF Champions League a few days later.[9]

In April 2015 he was playing for Alpha United.[10]

International career

Born in Canada, he made his international debut for Guyana in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[11] He also represented them at the 2012 Caribbean Cup.[12]

International career statistics
As of match played 14 June 2015[1]
Guyana
YearAppsGoals
201270
201300
201400
201550
Total120

References
  1. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. "YORK WINS 2008 CIS MEN'S SOCCER CROWN". Ontario University Athletics. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. "York at UBC". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. "CIS announces men's soccer Universiade team". Canada Soccer. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. "Smith anchors Canada defence". Mississauga News. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. Jamaal Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  7. "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2016-12-04.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Caledonia AIA signs Guyana international". CONACAF. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. "Caledonia falls to Toluca but grabs away goal in Mexico City". Wired868. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  10. "Alpha United to rely on team effort in CFU play". CONACAF. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  11. Jamaal Smith – FIFA competition record
  12. "Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 19 July 2015.


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