Jamaal Smith (born 22 February 1988) is a Canadian-born Guyanese international

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who plays for Alpha United, as a defender.

Career

College career

Smith played college soccer for the

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, winning CIS championships in 2008 and 2010. He also represented Canada at the Universiade in

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and

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Club career

In 2007, he won a tryout for

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expansion side

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, beating out over 900 participants, earning an invite to pre-season, but ultimately failed to make the squad. Smith has played club football for Italia Shooters,

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, Syrianska Kerburan,

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, Okzhetpes and

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. He signed for Caledonia AIA in August 2013. His debut for Caledonia came in a 3-1 away defeat to Mexican club

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in the

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a few days later. In April 2015 he was playing for Alpha United.

International career

Born in Canada, he made his international debut for

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in 2012, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. He also represented them at the

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International career statistics

Personal life

He is the older brother of Jelani Smith, who was also a soccer player for Guyana.

References

1988 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Guyanese men's footballers Guyana men's international footballers Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Black Canadian men's soccer players SC Toronto players Syrianska IF Kerburan players K–W United FC players TT Pro League players Morvant Caledonia United players FC Okzhetpes players Alpha United FC players Men's association football defenders Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Guyanese expatriate men's footballers Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players York Region Shooters players Vaughan Azzurri players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen University and college men's soccer players in Canada {{Guyana-footy-bio-stub