| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mapidima Smart | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Polokwane, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Skonto Riga | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Kerkyra | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2011- | Skonto Riga | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2010 | South Africa U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mapidima "Bally" Smart (born 27 April 1989 in Polokwane, Limpopo)[1] is a South African footballer, who plays as a winger or striker for Skonto Riga in the Latvian Higher League.[2]
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Smart attended Thorpe St Andrew High School in Norwich where he studied for his GCSEs prior to joining Norwich City in 2005. He made his first team debut as a substitute against Burnley on 17 April 2007, and signed his first professional contract lasting one year on 12 May 2007.[3]
After impressing for Norwich Reserves in a 2-1 away victory against the MK Dons, Dons manager Paul Ince decided that Smart could add extra competition for places on the wing and signed him on a three-month loan.
Bally Smart joined Greek club Kerkyra FC in August 2008 when his contract with Norwich City ended.
Just 24 hours before Charlton's first match of 2010–11 season, they signed Smart on a non-contract basis and he was an unused substitute for the club's opener against AFC Bournemouth. He made his debut three days later as the Addicks let a 3–0 lead slip in the League Cup at Shrewsbury Town to lose 4–3.
In March 2011 Smart joined Latvian champions Skonto Riga.[4] He made his league debut against FB Gulbene-2005 on April 10, 2011.[5]
He played seven matches for the South Africa national under-20 football team, including winning the 2008 COSAFA U-20 Cup.
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