Adam Smarte

Adam Smarte
Personal information
Full name Adam Smarte
Date of birth (1987-05-09) 9 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward / Defender
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2009

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

Career

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College and amateur

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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

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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

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

Honors

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Ventura County Fusion

References

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  1. ^ "Samba Host Sol". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  2. ^ Press, City on a Hill (31 January 2008). "Slug Soccer Star Gets Drafted to the Quakes | City on a Hill Press". www.cityonahillpress.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ^ Goff, Steve (2009-08-24). "Soccer Insider - D.C. United News & Notes". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. ^ http://fufuandsoupmagazine.com/liberian-adam-smarte-challenges-perceptions-of-greatness-with-lifestyle-brand-modern-pharaoh/ [dead link]