Johann Smith
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| Johann Smith | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 25, 1987 (age 19) | |
| Place of birth | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Carlisle United (on-loan from Bolton Wanderers) |
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| Number | 19 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006- 2007- |
Bolton Wanderers → Carlisle United (loan) |
1 (0) 9 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006- | United States U-20 | 5 (4) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Johann Smith (born April 25, 1987 in Connecticut, USA) is an American youth international striker who plays football for Carlisle United of League One on loan from Bolton Wanderers in the FA Premier League.
Hailing from Bloomfield, Connecticut, Smith attended the Watkinson School; he played varsity soccer all four years, garnering All-State honors during his junior and senior campaigns. In addition, as a testament to his immense speed and athleticism, Johann Smith had many exploits on the school's Track and Field team. Smith a keen sprinter, once ran the 100 metres in 10.5 seconds, less than a second short of the world record of 9.77 seconds, set by Asafa Powell. [1]
Blessed with speed and agility, this young man was previously on the books of the Oakwood Soccer Club until a tip off from former Bolton youth player Luke Magill brought the Wanderers' scouts to the States.
They were impressed by what they saw, immediately offering Smith a three year Scholarship contract with the Bolton Academy.
Also of note, Smith, In his Senior Year at Watkinson School, Earned All-America honors.
At the start of the 2006-07 season Smith was on the Bolton substitutes bench for their games against Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic.
He finally made his first team debut for Bolton in their Carling Cup defeat at Charlton Athletic in October 2006 when impressing as a second half substitute.
Johann made his Premier League debut against Manchester United, on October 28th, 2006 as a 85th minute substitute, replacing Kevin Davies.
Smith joined Carlisle United on loan starting January 31, 2007, [2] making his debut against Doncaster Rovers as a 63rd minuite substituite, replacing Kevin Gall.
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| Carlisle United F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Raven | 3 Murphy | 5 Livesey | 6 Gray | 7 Murray | 8 Lumsdon | 9 Holmes | 10 Hawley | 11 Thirlwell | 12 Joyce | 13 Bradley | 14 Garner | 15 Arnison | 16 Jeff Smith | 17 McDermott | 18 Hackney | 19 Johann Smith | 20 Westwood | 21 Aranalde | 23 Kirkup | 24 Vipond | 25 Gall | 27 Atkin | 28 Hindmarch | 29 Krause | 31 Graham | 32 Howarth | Manager: McDonald |
