Jelani Smith

Jelani Smith (born January 1, 1991) is Canadian-born Guyanese footballer.

Jelani Smith
Personal information
Full name Jelani Akil Smith
Date of birth (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Playing position(s) Defender, Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 49 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Canadian Lions
2008 Italia Shooters 11 (1)
2010–2011 Toronto Lynx 11 (1)
2013–2014 Sturm Graz II 3 (0)
2016 SSV Jeddeloh 7 (0)
2017–2018 Sigma FC 31 (0)
National team‡
2017– Guyana 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 30, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 27, 2019

Career

Smith began playing football at the youth level with the Ontario U-16 Provincial team, and at the National Training Center. In 2007, he became one of the youngest players to play in the Canadian Soccer League with the Canadian Lions.[1] The following season he was transferred to the Italia Shooters, where he clinched the International Division title.[2] In 2009, he pursued College soccer by enrolling with Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, and during the off season he played in the USL Premier Development League with the Toronto Lynx for two seasons.[3]

In 2013, he went abroad to sign with Sturm Graz, where he mostly featured in the Regionalliga Mitte.[4][5] In 2016, he played in the Niedersachsenliga with SSV Jeddeloh, and returned to Canada to play with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[6][7]

International career

On May 25, 2010, he was called to a Canada U-20 camp in Netherlands by head coach Valerio Gazzola.[8][9] Smith made his international debut for the Guyana national football team on November 14, 2017 in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Jelani Smith - 2012-13". Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. "Jelani Smith | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. "Sturm12.at | Der College-Boy mit dem Turboantrieb". Sturm12.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  5. GmbH, news networld Internetservice (2013-11-14). "Bundesliga - Sturm verpflichtet Jelani Smith". news.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  6. "Kanadischer Innenverteidiger wechselt von STURM GRAZ nach Jeddeloh II | Mein Edewecht". mein.nwzonline.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  7. "Sigma FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jelani Smith -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  8. "Men's soccer: FGCU's Jelani Smith named to Canada U-20 roster". Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  9. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  10. Toney, Rawle (2017-11-08). "Three debutants in Golden Jaguars squad for Soca Warriors friendly - Guyana Chronicle". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  11. "TT struggle in 1-1 draw against Guyana - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  12. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jelani Smith". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.


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