Nathan Smith (soccer, born 1994)

Nathan Morgan Smith (born October 18, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship.

Nathan Smith
Personal information
Full name Nathan Morgan Smith
Date of birth (1994-10-18) October 18, 1994
Place of birth Clovis, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Orange County SC
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2013 LA Galaxy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 UCLA Bruins 49 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 LA Galaxy II 24 (0)
2017 LA Galaxy 12 (0)
2017 → LA Galaxy II (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 Portland Timbers 2 47 (1)
2020– Orange County SC 14 (0)
National team
2009–2011 United States U17 23 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2020

Career

Smith played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles between 2013 and 2015.[1] While at UCLA, Smith appeared for PSA Elite in 2014 and 2015.[2]

He opted to forgo his senior year with the Bruins, instead signing with LA Galaxy II of the United Soccer League.[3]

After spending two seasons with Portland Timbers 2, Smith signed with Orange County SC ahead of the 2020 season.[4]

References
  1. "Nathan Smith - Men's Soccer - UCLA". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. "Nathan Smith". footballdatabase.eu. Football Database. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. "LA Galaxy Academy Homegrown Nathan Smith leaves UCLA to return to LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. "Orange County SC Signs Former LA Galaxy Defender Nathan Smith". orangecountysoccer.com. Orange County SC. February 25, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.


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