Yannick Smith

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Yannick Smith
Personal information
Full name Yannick Camara Smith
Date of birth (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
2009–2012 Old Dominion Monarchs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Virginia Beach Piranhas 11 (2)
2013 Närpes Kraft 22 (12)
2014 Dayton Dutch Lions 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 22, 2014

Yannick Smith (born November 21, 1990) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward.

Career

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Born in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Smith played soccer at Hillsborough High School.[1]

Smith played four years of college soccer at Old Dominion University between 2009 and 2012.[2] He also spent the 2011 season with USL Premier Development League club Virginia Beach Piranhas.[3]

On January 22, 2013, Smith was selected 75th overall in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by Houston Dynamo.[4] However, he wasn't signed by the club.

Smith signed his first professional contract with Finnish Kakkonen club Närpes Kraft, before moving to USL Pro club Dayton Dutch Lions on March 9, 2014.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Patten, John. " Hillsborough's Yannick Smith Headed to Pro Soccer; Houston team adds forward in supplemental draft.", Hillsborough Patch, January 29, 2013. Accessed May 2, 2017. "Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo drafted Yannick Smith, a Hillsborough High School graduate, during a supplemental draft round, the team announced Jan. 22."
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