Roy Smith (footballer, born 1990)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Alexander Smith Lewis | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Limón | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Brujas | 53 | (0) |
2011 | Orión | 13 | (0) |
2012 | Gainare Tottori | 6 | (0) |
2013 | The Strongest | 12 | (1) |
2013–2014 | CS Uruguay | 27 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Santos de Guápiles | 43 | (0) |
2016 | Cartaginés | 14 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Honduras Progreso | 72 | (4) |
2018 | Marathón | 12 | (0) |
2019 | Honduras Progreso | 29 | (0) |
2020– | Limón | 32 | (1) |
International career | |||
2010 | Costa Rica | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2021 (UTC) |
Roy Alexander Smith Lewis (born 19 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional defender currently playing for Limón.
Club career
Smith started his career at Brujas and had a spell at Orión. He then moved abroad to play for Japanese second division side Gainare Tottori in 2012, where he was joined by compatriot Kenny Cunningham[1] and in January 2013 Bolivian champions The Strongest announced Smith's arrival at the club,[2] with Cunningham again joining him. He scored his first goal for The Strongest in March 2013 against Oriente Petrolero.[3]
He returned to Costa Rica and made his debut for Uruguay in August 2013 against Cartaginés[4] He moved to Santos de Guápiles in summer 2014.
International career
Smith played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the Costa Rica national under-20 football team, came 4th after losing to Hungary in the match for the 3rd place.[5]
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an October 2010 friendly match against Peru and won his second cap, as of November 2014, a few days later against El Salvador.
References
- ^ Un limonense se la juega en Japón - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Roy Smith se vinculará al campeón de Bolivia - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Roy Smith marca su primer gol con The Strongest en Bolivia - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Roy Smith imponente en su debut con el Uruguay de Coronado - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Roy Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Limón Province
- Association football defenders
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Brujas FC players
- Gainare Tottori players
- The Strongest players
- Santos de Guápiles footballers
- C.D. Honduras Progreso players
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- C.D. Marathón players
- Limón F.C. players
- Liga FPD players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- J2 League players
- Bolivian Primera División players
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Honduras
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Expatriate footballers in Bolivia
- Expatriate footballers in Honduras
- Costa Rican football biography stubs