Jamie Smith (born 25 December 1997) is an English professional

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who currently plays as a defender for

Greenville Triumph Greenville Triumph SC is a professional soccer team based in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The club began play in USL League One in 2019. History The formation of USL D3 was first announced in April 2017, and league officials began ...

in the

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Career

Early career

Smith attended

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College St. Francis of Assisi Catholic College is a mixed Roman Catholic secondary school in Walsall, England. It was previously known as St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic, RC School, until it was renamed St Francis of Assisi Catholic Technology Colleg ...

, and joined the

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academy at the age of 12, playing for the Walsall youth team as a two-year scholar, before being released by the club in 2016. He subsequently signed with

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side

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles sout ...

, making a single league appearance before joining Ryman League Premier Division club

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on loan.

College

In 2017, Smith moved to the United States to play

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Limestone University Limestone University, formerly Limestone College, is a private Christian university in Gaffney, South Carolina. It was established in 1845 by Thomas Curtis, a distinguished scholar born and educated in England. Limestone was the first women's ...

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. Here he played two seasons for the Saints, making 37 appearances, scoring five goals and tallying two assists. While at Limestone, Smith was awarded multiple accolades including 2018 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team, Second-Team All-Conference Carolinas, Second-Team D2CCA All-Southeast Regio, and First-Team All-Conference Carolinas. Smith transferred to

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in 2019, going on to make 46 appearances with the Wolfpack, scoring five goals, and was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll on consecutive seasons. While at college, Smith played for amateur side

Asheville City SC Asheville City SC is an American amateur soccer team based in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in 2016, the men's team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The women's team was founded in 2017 and played in th ...

, appearing for the club in the NPSL during their 2018 and 2019 seasons, making 21 appearances and scoring a three goals. across both seasons. He didn't appear for the team in 2020 due to the season been cancelled due to the

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. He continued with Asheville as they moved to play in the

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, making twelve regular season appearances.

Greenville Triumph

On 16 March 2022, Smith signed with

club

after a month-long trial. He made his debut for the team on 2 April 2022, starting in a 2–0 loss to Central Valley Fuego.

Personal life

Smith is the son of

Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hi ...

, who was a former professional footballer and now head coach.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jamie 1997 births Living people Association football defenders English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Greenville Triumph SC players Hendon F.C. players Isthmian League players Limestone Saints men's soccer players National League (English football) players National Premier Soccer League players NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players Sutton United F.C. players USL League One players USL League Two players Walsall F.C. players