Adam Smarte (born 9 May 1987) is a
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
n former
footballer
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who last played for
Ventura County Fusion in the
USL Premier Development League.
Career
College and amateur
Smarte grew up in
Elk Grove, California, played
college soccer at
UC Santa Cruz from 2003 to 2007, and played for both
Salinas Valley Samba
Salinas Valley Samba was an American soccer team based in Salinas, California, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the Western Division of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of t ...
and the
San Jose Frogs
San Jose Frogs was an American soccer team based in San Jose, California, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise ...
in the
National Premier Soccer League.
Professional
Smarte was drafted with the first overall pick in the
2008 MLS Supplemental Draft The 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft was held on January 24, 2008, six days after the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, as teams filled out their developmental rosters.
Changes from 2007
* 2008 expansion club San Jose Earthquakes received the first pick in each roun ...
by the
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...
.
He was released by the Earthquakes at the end of 2008, having played just 3 games for the team, and subsequently signed for
Ventura County Fusion of the
USL Premier Development League for the 2009 season, where he appeared as a right-back in the defence instead of his usual forward role. He also went on trial with
Major League Soccer
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side
D.C. United
D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Suppo ...
in August 2009.
Personal life
He founded the apparel brand Modern Pharaoh in 2013.
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Honors
Ventura County Fusion
*
USL Premier Development League Champions (1): 2009
References
1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Monrovia
Liberian footballers
Major League Soccer players
San Jose Earthquakes players
San Jose Frogs players
Ventura County Fusion players
University of California, Santa Cruz alumni
UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs men's soccer players
USL League Two players
Sportspeople from Elk Grove, California
San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
Men's association football forwards
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