Adam Smarte

Adam Smarte
Personal information
Full name Adam Smarte
Date of birth (1987-05-09) May 9, 1987
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Forward / Defender
Club information
Current team
 Ventura County Fusion
Number 18
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2009.


Adam Smarte (born May 9, 1987 in Monrovia) is a Liberian soccer player who last played for Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League.

Career

College and Amateur

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

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

He founded the apparel brand Modern Pharaoh in 2013.[4]

Honors

Ventura County Fusion

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  2. ↑ Slug Soccer Star Gets Drafted to the Quakes
  3. ↑ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/08/dc_united_news_notes_8.html
  4. ↑ http://fufuandsoupmagazine.com/liberian-adam-smarte-challenges-perceptions-of-greatness-with-lifestyle-brand-modern-pharaoh/


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