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After coming out to Australia on holiday in 2005 he moved to ] in 2010 but soon moved to Sydney where he signed for ] club ] where he won the 2010 NSW Super League Player of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballnsw.com/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews=4514&tx_ttnews=75&cHash=91645227fa|title=2010 Silver Medal Dinner a success as Alexander Smith grabs the plaudits|last=Stavroulakis |first=Mark|date=10 November, 2010|publisher=NSW Premier League|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref> After coming out to Australia on holiday in 2005 he moved to ] in 2010 but soon moved to Sydney where he signed for ] club ] where he won the 2010 NSW Super League Player of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballnsw.com/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=4514&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=75&cHash=91645227fa|title=2010 Silver Medal Dinner a success as Alexander Smith grabs the plaudits|last=Stavroulakis |first=Mark|date=10 November, 2010|publisher=NSW Premier League|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref>


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For other people named Alex Smith, see Alex Smith (disambiguation).
Alex Smith
Personal information
Full name Alexander Smith
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team Sydney Olympic
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Centenary College of Louisiana 17 (6)
2004 Southern Methodist University 19 (13)
2005–2006 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2010 Fraser Park
2011– Sydney Olympic 2 (4)
2011– Gold Coast United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Alex Smith (born 16 July, 1985) is an English-American footballer currently playing for Sydney Olympic in the NSW Premier League. He plays as a Striker.

Career

College Football

Smith was born in Windsor, England, however moved to the United States at age 1. He began his footballing career whilst at College in the United States. He played 17 times for Centenary College of Louisiana scoring 6 times with 6 assists. In 2004 he was transferred to Southern Methodist University where he scored a further 13 in 19 appearances for the Mustangs. Returning to England in 2005, Smith trialled with Shrewsbury Town F.C. and Walsall F.C. however was refused a contract at both clubs. Returning to America in 2006 he was declared ineligible to continue playing college football by the NCAA. Deciding to make a career out of football, Smith trialled with MLS club Kansas City Wizards before being signed on a 1-year contract by FC Dallas.

Australia

After coming out to Australia on holiday in 2005 he moved to Cairns in 2010 but soon moved to Sydney where he signed for NSW Super League club Fraser Park where he won the 2010 NSW Super League Player of the Year award.

Sydney Olympic

Smith signed for NSW Premier League club Sydney Olympic for the 2011 NSW Premier League season and was an immediate success, scoring a hat trick on debut against Bankstown City Lions in Round 1 and scored the only goal in their 1-0 win over 2010 NSW Premier League champions Blacktown City.

Gold Coast United

Smith was invited to trial with the Gold Coast while he was playing for Fraser Park. Pleased by what he saw, and further encouraged by his start with Sydney Olympic in the NSW Premier League, United coach Miron Bleiberg snapped Smith up on a 1-year contract for the 2011-12 A-League season.

Honours

Personal Honours

References

  1. "Alex Smith Video". 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. "FC Dallas Acquires Marcelo Saragosa and Alex Smith". Our Sports Central. 19 July, 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. Stavroulakis, Mark (10 November, 2010). "2010 Silver Medal Dinner a success as Alexander Smith grabs the plaudits". NSW Premier League. Retrieved 7 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. "Champs Suffer New Season Defeat". Australian FourFourTwo. 28 March, 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. "Olympic Remain Unbeaten". Australian FourFourTwo. 4 April, 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. Ormond, Aiden (7 April, 2011). "Miron Signs US Striker Smith". Australian FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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