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Jamaal Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-22) 22 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Alpha United
Youth career
York Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008 Italia Shooters
2011 SC Toronto
2012 Syrianska Kerburan 20 (0)
2013 K-W United FC 0 (0)
2013–2014 Caledonia AIA
2014 Okzhetpes 1 (0)
2014 Vaughan Azzurri
2015– Alpha United
National team‡
2012–2015 Guyana 12 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:16, 19 July 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:07, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Jamaal Smith (born 22 February 1988) is a Canadian-born Guyanese international footballer who plays for Alpha United, as a defender.

Career

College career

Smith played college soccer for the York Lions, winning CIS championships in 2008 and 2010. He also represented Canada at the Universiade in 2009 and 2011.

Club career

In 2007, he won a tryout for Major League Soccer expansion side Toronto FC, beating out over 900 participants, earning an invite to pre-season, but ultimately failed to make the squad.

Smith has played club football for Italia Shooters, SC Toronto, Syrianska Kerburan, K-W United FC, Caledonia AIA, Okzhetpes and Vaughan Azzurri.

He signed for Caledonia AIA in August 2013. His debut for Caledonia came in a 3-1 away defeat to Mexican club Toluca in the CONCACAF Champions League a few days later.

In April 2015 he was playing for Alpha United.

International career

Born in Canada, he made his international debut for Guyana in 2012, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. He also represented them at the 2012 Caribbean Cup.

International career statistics

Guyana
Year Apps Goals
2012 7 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 5 0
Total 12 0

Personal life

He is the older brother of Jelani Smith, who was also a soccer player for Guyana.

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