Kareem Smith
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl Kareem Smith | ||
Date of birth | 18 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | South Florida Bulls | 75 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 21 | (0) |
2007 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 20 | (0) |
2007 | KÍ Klaksvík | 18 | (0) |
2008–2009 | United Petrotrin | 47 | (1) |
2009–2011 | FC Leones | 18 | (0) |
2012 | FC Tucson | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | San Juan Jabloteh | 15 | (0) |
2015 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2002–2003 | United States U18 | 10 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 10 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2012–2015 | Beaver Country Day School Varsity | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2012 |
Carl Kareem Smith (born 18 January 1985), known as Kareem Smith, is an American-born Trinidadian footballer who plays as a centre back for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Professional Division and for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. Previously, he was playing in the TT Pro League for San Juan Jabloteh F.C.[1] Prior to playing in Trinidad & Tobago, he played for Formuladeildin side KÍ Klaksvík[2] as well as in the MLS Reserve League for New England Revolution reserves side.[3] He is represented by Pan American Calcio. He currently coaches for the Junior Varsity Team in Norwood, Massachusetts.
Career
Youth and college
In his youth, Smith was a member of the United States U18, the Region I Olympic Development Program (ODP) team and helped lead his club team, the South Shore United Blazers, to a U-15 Region I title and three Massachusetts state championships at each of the U-16 through U-18 levels. Smith played high school soccer for Beaver Country Day school and in NCAA for the South Florida Bulls[4] where he started at centre-back with Neven Subotic and later with Yohance Marshall.
Smith completed his college eligibility in 2006 after collecting Second Team All-BIG EAST accolades. Smith, who played and started in every match during his four-year USF career, helped anchor a defense which recorded a 0.80 GAA (ranking 25th in the nation). The Hyde Park, Mass., native earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 4) for a strong defensive outing versus a pair of ACC foes (N.C. State and Duke).[5] Smith holds the USF record for consecutive starts (75) and is tied for the school mark in career matches (75).
Club career
On October 21, 2014, Smith signed a 2-year contract with USL Professional Division side, Colorado Springs Switchbacks.
International career
Smith represented the United States at the U-17 and U-18 level. He later switched to the Trinidad & Tobago U-20 Men's National Team and in January 2008, made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team against Guyana.[6] He is attempting to re-join the national team in hopes of entering the World Cup.
Personal life
Smith is Trinidadian through his father.[7] He has served as high school assistant coach for Beaver Country Day school, one of the top prep high school soccer teams in the country. He is also in the hall of fame at Beaver Country Day School due to his outstanding soccer career (when he attended Beaver Country Day School).
References
- ^ "Blood and blunders as Police and Caledonia climb standings". February 2014.
- ^ "Former Bull Kareem Smith Signs on with Professional Team in Denmark". Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Red Bulls Reserves Defeat Revolution Reserves, 2-0 | New York Red Bulls". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
- ^ gousfbulls.com
- ^ "USF's Kareem Smith Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week". www.gousfbulls.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ T&T Squad Lineups at Socawarriors.net Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No longer a state secret".
- Kareem Smith at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Boston
- Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago through descent
- Trinidad and Tobago footballers
- Association football defenders
- Trinidad and Tobago international footballers
- South Florida Bulls men's soccer players
- Cape Cod Crusaders players
- Rochester New York FC players
- KÍ Klaksvík players
- United Petrotrin F.C. players
- FC Tucson players
- San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
- TT Pro League players
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- American soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent