Nathan Smith (soccer, born 1994)

Nathan Morgan Smith (born October 18, 1994) is an American soccer player.

Nathan Smith
Personal information
Full name Nathan Morgan Smith
Date of birth (1994-10-18) October 18, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Clovis, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2011–2013 LA Galaxy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 UCLA Bruins 49 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 LA Galaxy II 24 (0)
2017 LA Galaxy 12 (0)
2017LA Galaxy II (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 Portland Timbers 2 47 (1)
2020–2021 Orange County SC 31 (0)
2022 Central Valley Fuego 23 (1)
International career
2009–2011 United States U17 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022

Career edit

Smith played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles between 2013 and 2015.[1] While at UCLA, Smith appeared for PSA Elite in 2014 and 2015.[2]

He opted to forgo his senior year with the Bruins, instead signing with LA Galaxy II of the United Soccer League.[3]

After spending two seasons with Portland Timbers 2, Smith signed with Orange County SC ahead of the 2020 season.[4]

Smith signed with USL League One expansion side Central Valley Fuego FC on January 5, 2022.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nathan Smith - Men's Soccer - UCLA". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nathan Smith". footballdatabase.eu. Football Database. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy Academy Homegrown Nathan Smith leaves UCLA to return to LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Orange County SC Signs Former LA Galaxy Defender Nathan Smith". orangecountysoccer.com. Orange County SC. February 25, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Fuego FC Adds Defensive Veteran Nathan Smith to Squad". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.