Jarrod Smith

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Jarrod Smith
Personal information
Full name Jarrod Brian Stockley Smith
Date of birth June 20, 1984 (1984-06-20) (age 23)
Place of birth    Havelock North, New Zealand
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Toronto FC
Youth clubs
2003-2006 West Virginia Mountaineers
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003
2007
2007-2008
2008-		 Boulder Rapids Reserve
Crystal Palace Baltimore
→ Hawke's Bay United
Toronto FC		  ? (?)
0 (0)
9 (3)
5 (1)   
National team2
2006- New Zealand 11 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 November 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jarrod Brian Stockley Smith (born June 20, 1984) is a soccer player from New Zealand who currently plays for Toronto FC.

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[edit] Club career

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 under first-year coach Marlon LeBlanc.

On January 18, 2007, Smith was selected by Toronto FC with the first pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft [1], but signed for Crystal Palace Baltimore in August 2007. In March 2008 the player was included on Toronto FC's website as an active member of the roster[2]. He made MLS debut for Toronto playing against Los Angeles Galaxy on 13 April, 2008, and scored his team's second goal on route to a 3-2 victory.

[edit] International career

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[3]. 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[4]. In the final game, against Brazil, Smith entered the game as a substitute in the 60th minute.[5]

[edit] Personal

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] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Clubs take 51 players in Supplemental Draft (2007-1-19). Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
  2. ^ Toronto FC roster (2008-03-12). Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
  3. ^ New Zealand 2 Malaysia 1 (2006-02-23). Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
  4. ^ All Whites Making Hay in Europe (2006-05-31). Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
  5. ^ Brazil 4, New Zealand far from zero (2006-06-04). Retrieved on 2006-08-29.

[edit] External links

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Toronto FC – current squad

1 Sutton • 3 James • 4 Vélez • 5 Harmse • 6 Edu • 8 Phelan • 9 Dichio • 10 Ricketts • 11 Brennan • 12 Dunivant • 14 Marshall • 15 Rosenlund • 16 Wynne • 17 Melo • 18 Edwards • 19 Lombardo • 20 Guevara • 23 Smith • 27 Gala • 28 Tébily • 29 Attakora-Gyan • 32 Robert • 33 Robinson • 36 Elkinson • 96 Cunningham • Coach: Carver
Persondata
NAME Smith, Jarrod
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION soccer player from New Zealand who currently plays for Toronto FC
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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