Rojay Smith (born 21 September 1996) is a Jamaican

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Smith began playing with Jamaican

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side Harbour View, before heading to the United States to play

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in 2016 and 2017, where he scored 33 goals in 37 appearances. Smith also returned to Harbour View in 2017 during the college off season. In 2018, Smith transferred to the

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, where he played two seasons, scoring 8 goals and tallying 7 assists in 27 appearances. On 26 April 2021, Smith signed with

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side

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. He made his debut on 1 May 2021, appearing as a 76th-minute substitute during a 2–0 loss to

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. Following the 2021 season, Kansas City opted to declined their contract option on Smith. Smith signed with

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on January 17, 2022.

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External links

Tampa profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Rojay 1996 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards Harbour View F.C. players Tampa Spartans men's soccer players Sporting Kansas City II players Forward Madison FC players USL Championship players Northern Oklahoma College alumni USL League One players People from Portmore, Jamaica Footballers from Saint Catherine Parish