Players

2017: Saw action in 25 matches, starting in 21 of them and playing a total of 1949 minutes … Earned NASL Team of the Week honors four times (Jun. 14, Jul. 12, Sep. 12, Oct. 25) … Racked up five assists and 19 scoring chances created, while completing 89.3% of his passes ... His five assists were tied for the fifth-most in the NASL … Assisted twice in Miami’s first U.S. Open Cup match of the season against the South Florida Surf (May 17) … Provided the assist on the deciding goal a in 1-0 win over Jacksonville Armada FC (Jun. 3) … Notched an assist in three straight games from Sep. 2 to Sep. 24 … Scored his lone goal of the season in a 2-2 road draw against the San Francisco Deltas (Oct. 18).
 

2016: Appeared in 30 matches, making 24 starts and played 2152 minutes for the Miami FC … Smith was a great facilitator for the Miami FC attack, completing 704 passes, sending in 89 crosses, creating 23 scoring chances and notching five assists, the fifth best total in the NASL … In defense, he totaled 24 clearances, 48 interceptions and won 98 duels … He also took 16 shots with six on target … Picked up his first assist in an early-season (Apr. 22) 3-2 loss to Rayo OKC … Was the assist man for the game winner in the (July 30) Orange and Blue’s 2-1 home win over Indy Eleven … Sparked a comeback with an assist on the first goal of a (Aug. 20) 2-1 comeback victory over Rayo OKC … Picked up an assist on a SC Top 10 goal, as the Miami FC took down the Rowdies at FIU Stadium 2-1.

 

Before the Miami FC: Smith grew up in Boerne, Texas, and majored in business administration while playing in 68 games (53 starts) for the University of New Mexico Lobos … Smith was selected eighth overall in the 2013 MLS Superdraft by the Montreal Impact and played in 16 regular-season games during his rookie season … In 2014, the Impact loaned Smith to Indy Eleven of the NASL … After being released by the Impact in May of 2015, Smith latched on with the Swiss club Yverdon Sport FC, playing in 14 games.