Roy_Smith_(footballer,_born_1990)
Roy Smith (footballer, born 1990)
Costa Rican association football player
Roy Alexander Smith Lewis (born 19 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Alexander Smith Lewis | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Brujas | 53 | (0) |
| 2011 | Orión | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | Gainare Tottori | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | The Strongest | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | CS Uruguay | 27 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Santos de Guápiles | 43 | (0) |
| 2016 | Cartaginés | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Honduras Progreso | 72 | (4) |
| 2018 | Marathón | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Honduras Progreso | 29 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Limón | 47 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Costa Rica | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Smith started his career at Brujas and had a spell at Orión. He then moved abroad to play for Japanese second division side Gainare Tottori in 2012, where he was joined by compatriot Kenny Cunningham[1] and in January 2013 Bolivian champions The Strongest announced Smith's arrival at the club,[2] with Cunningham again joining him. He scored his first goal for The Strongest in March 2013 against Oriente Petrolero.[3]
He returned to Costa Rica and made his debut for Uruguay in August 2013 against Cartaginés[4] He moved to Santos de Guápiles in summer 2014.
Smith played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the Costa Rica national under-20 football team, came 4th after losing to Hungary in the match for the 3rd place.[5]
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an October 2010 friendly match against Peru and won his second cap, as of November 2014, a few days later against El Salvador.
- Un limonense se la juega en Japón - Nación (in Spanish)
- Roy Smith se vinculará al campeón de Bolivia - Nación (in Spanish)
- Roy Smith marca su primer gol con The Strongest en Bolivia - Al Día (in Spanish)
- Roy Smith imponente en su debut con el Uruguay de Coronado - Nación (in Spanish)
