Adam Smarte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Smarte | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Salinas Valley Samba | ||
| 2006 | San Jose Frogs | ||
| 2008 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ventura County Fusion | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2009 | |||
Adam Smarte (born 9 May 1987) is a Liberian former footballer who last played for Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League.
Career
[edit | edit source]College and amateur
[edit | edit source]Smarte grew up in Elk Grove, California, played college soccer at UC Santa Cruz from 2003 to 2007, and played for both Salinas Valley Samba[1] and the San Jose Frogs in the National Premier Soccer League.
Professional
[edit | edit source]Smarte was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft by the San Jose Earthquakes.[2]
He was released by the Earthquakes at the end of 2008, having played just 3 games for the team, and subsequently signed for Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League for the 2009 season, where he appeared as a right-back in the defence instead of his usual forward role. He also went on trial with Major League Soccer side D.C. United in August 2009.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He founded the apparel brand Modern Pharaoh in 2013.[4]
Honors
[edit | edit source]Ventura County Fusion
References
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- ^ http://fufuandsoupmagazine.com/liberian-adam-smarte-challenges-perceptions-of-greatness-with-lifestyle-brand-modern-pharaoh/ [dead link]
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Monrovia
- Liberian men's footballers
- 21st-century Liberian sportsmen
- Major League Soccer players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- San Jose Frogs players
- Ventura County Fusion players
- University of California, Santa Cruz alumni
- UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- Sportspeople from Elk Grove, California
- Soccer players from Sacramento County, California
- San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
- Men's association football forwards
- Liberian football biography stubs