Jarrod Smith
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| Jarrod Smith | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jarrod Brian Stockley Smith | |
| Date of birth | June 20, 1984 (age 22) | |
| Place of birth | Havelock North, New Zealand | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Virginia Mountaineers | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2003-2006 | West Virginia Mountaineers | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2007-present |
Boulder Rapids Reserve Toronto FC |
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| National team2 | ||
| 2006- | New Zealand | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jarrod Brian Stockley Smith (born June 20, 1984) is a soccer player from New Zealand who currently plays for Toronto FC in the MLS.
Smith attended West Virginia University and played for the Mountaineers in the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship tournaments. He played as a striker and as a winger for WVU. In four seasons with the Mountaineers, Smith scored 32 goals in 74 matches. As a senior in 2006, he scored a career high 14 goals in only 16 matches.
Smith played on New Zealand's under-20 and under-23 teams, and was part of the New Zealand U-23 side narrowly beaten to Oceania's spot at 2004 Athens Olympics by Australia.
Jarrod Smith made his debut for the New Zealand national team (All Whites) against Malaysia, on February 23, 2006[1]. He was also a member of New Zealand's 2006 summer tour of Europe. He came off the bench in games against Hungary and Georgia, before starting against Estonia[2]. In the final game, against Brazil, Smith entered the game as a substitute in the 60th minute.[3]
On January 18, 2007, Smith was selected by Toronto FC with the first pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft [4].
Jarrod is the son of the famous New Zealand cricketer Ian Smith.
[edit] Player history
- West Virginia University (2003-2006)
- New Zealand U-20s
- New Zealand U-23s
- New Zealand All Whites (2006-present)
[edit] References
- ^ New Zealand 2 Malaysia 1 (2006-02-23). Retrieved on August 29, 2006.
- ^ All Whites Making Hay in Europe (2006-05-31). Retrieved on August 29, 2006.
- ^ Brazil 4, New Zealand far from zero (2006-06-04). Retrieved on August 29, 2006.
- ^ Clubs take 51 players in Supplemental Draft (2007-1-19). Retrieved on January 19, 2007.
[edit] External links
| Toronto FC - Current Squad |
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1 Sutton | 2 Boyens | 3 Braz | 4 Reda | 5 O'Brien | 6 Hemming | 7 Cancela | 8 Edu | 9 Casey | 10 Eskandarian | 11 Brennan | 12 Buddle | 13 Pozniak | 16 Chencinski | 17 Nagamura | 19 Asante | 20 Lombardo | 24 Gray | 33 Robinson | - Gonsalves | - Guzman | - Lumley | - Mulrooney | - Smith | - West | Coach: Johnston |
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