Shayla Smart

Shayla Brianna Smart (born May 30, 2000) is an American-born Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Jamaica women's national team.

Shayla Smart
Personal information
Full name Shayla Brianna Smart[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-30) May 30, 2000[1]
Place of birth United States
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward[3]
Club information
Current team
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Number 20
Youth career
Mount Verde Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Florida Krush 1 (3)
National team
2016 Jamaica U17 1+ (1)
2018– Jamaica U20 2 (0)
2019– Jamaica 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2019

Her father is Jamaican and her mother is Puerto Rican.[4]

Early life and education

Smart attends Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2]

International career

Smart has represented Jamaica on the senior national team as well as the under-17 and under-20 national teams. She competed at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She made her senior debut on 28 July 2019 against Mexico in the Pan American Games.[3]

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References

  1. "Football | Athlete Profile: SMART Shayla Brianna". Pan American Games Lima 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. "Shayla Smart - Women's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. "Football | Results Women First Round Group A". Pan American Games Lima 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. Cowan, Sherdon (29 January 2019). "Shayla Smart eager to force way into Reggae Girlz set-up". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


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