Jarrod Smith

Personal information
Full name	Jarrod Brian Stockley Smith
Date of birth	June 20, 1984 (1984-06-20) (age 25)
Place of birth	Havelock North, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Youth career
2003–2006	West Virginia Mountaineers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	Boulder Rapids Reserve	0	(0)
2007–2008	Crystal Palace Baltimore	0	(0)
2007	→ Hawke's Bay United (loan)	9	(3)
2008	Toronto FC	20	(1)
2009	Seattle Sounders FC	0	(0)
National team‡
2006–	New Zealand	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September, 2009

Jarrod Smith (born July 20, 1984 in Havelock North) is a New Zealander soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Smith was recruited by and played three seasons for former West Virginia University head coach Michael Seabolt 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.

[edit] Professional

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.

On November 26 of that year, Smith was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the fourth round of the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft.^[3] On 17 July 2009 Seattle Sounders FC released the 25 year old New Zealander forward.^[4]

[edit] International

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.^[5] 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^[6]. In the final game, against Brazil, Smith entered the game as a substitute in the 60th minute.^[7] Smith was included in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[8][9]

[edit] Statistics

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Apps.	Goals
2003	Colorado Rapids U23's	United States	USL Premier Development League	-	-
2007	Crystal Palace Baltimore	United States	USL Second Division	0	0
2007	Hawke's Bay United	New Zealand	New Zealand Football Championship	9	3
2008	Toronto FC	Canada	Major League Soccer	20	1
2009	Seattle Sounders FC	United States	Major League Soccer	0	0
Total	Last Updated	9-21-2009		29	4

[edit] Personal

Jarrod is the son of former New Zealand cricketer and broadcast commentator Ian Smith and his wife Louise Smith. He attended West Virginia University with a major in sports management. ^[10]

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jarrod Smith FIFA competition record
• West Virginia Mountaineers athletics profile
• NZ Soccer player profile
• Moving up the Mountain
• 2007/2008 season stats - NZFC

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