Donnie Smith
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1990)}}
{{for|the American businessman|Donnie Smith (businessman)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Donnie Smith
| image =
| full_name = Donald W. Smith
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|7}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Left-back, left winger
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2010–2012
| college1 = Charlotte 49ers
| clubs1 = Carolina Dynamo
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2013–2017
| clubs2 = New England Revolution
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = → Rochester Rhinos (loan)
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = → Rochester Rhinos (loan)
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = → Charlotte Independence (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018
| clubs6 = Charlotte Independence
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 0
}}
Donald W. Smith (born December 7, 1990) is an American retired soccer player who played as a left back for the New England Revolution of MLS and the Charlotte Independence of the USL Championship.
Career
=Charlotte 49ers=
Smith attended Charlotte Catholic High School in Charlotte, North Carolina before playing at UNC-Charlotte. As a four-year player at Charlotte, Smith scored 18 goals with 10 assists in 82 appearances (45 starts) for the 49ers. From 2010 to 2012, Smith was named to the Atlantic-10 All-Conference team and in 2012 was named the Conference Midfielder of the Year. In 2011, Smith helped propel Charlotte to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. He was named to the College Cup All-Tournament team after playing a key role in the 49ers run to the College Cup Championship game.[https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/donnie-smith/3737 Donnie Smith - 2012 Men's Soccer Roster]. Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
=New England Revolution=
Smith was selected as the first pick in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and 21st pick overall by the New England Revolution on January 17, 2013.{{cite web|last=Stoehr|first=Steve|title=MLS SuperDraft 2013: Revolution take Donnie Smith and Luke Spencer|url=http://www.thebentmusket.com/2013/1/17/3887566/mls-draft-2013-revolution-donnie-smith-luke-spencer-second-round|work=The Bent Musket|date=January 17, 2013|accessdate=March 9, 2013}} On March 9, 2013, Smith officially made his Major League Soccer debut for the Revolution in their match against the Chicago Fire.{{cite web|title=CF 0-1 NE|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-03-09-CHI-v-NE/rosters|work=Major League Soccer|accessdate=March 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315040301/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-03-09-CHI-v-NE/rosters|archivedate=March 15, 2013|df=mdy-all}}
Re-signed with the Revs on January 13, 2014.{{cite web|title=Revolution re-signs second-year midfielder Donnie Smith |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2014/01/revolution-re-signs-second-year-midfielder-donnie-smith | accessdate=January 13, 2014}}
=Charlotte Independence=
Smith signed with USL side Charlotte Independence on January 15, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteindependence.com/news_article/show/875771?referrer_id=2701681|title=Former UNC-Charlotte Standout Joins Independence|first=James|last=Thomas|date=January 15, 2018|publisher=}}
He retired from professional soccer shortly after the conclusion of the 2018 season.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|MLS Cup !colspan="2"|US Open Cup !colspan="2"|CONCACAF !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| New England Revolution
|2013 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|donnie-smith}}
{{Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Donnie}}
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Charlotte, North Carolina
Category:Charlotte Catholic High School alumni
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Charlotte 49ers men's soccer players
Category:North Carolina Fusion U23 players
Category:New England Revolution players
Category:Rochester New York FC players
Category:Charlotte Independence players