Jarrod Brian Stockley Smith is a New Zealand professional football player who currently plays for Team Wellington.
Education
Smith moved to the United States after he was recruited by and played three seasons for former West Virginia University head coach Michael Seabolt and played for the Mountaineers in the 2005 and 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Soccer Championship tournaments. He played as a striker and as a winger for WVU. In four seasons with the Mountaineers, Smith scored 32 goals in 74 matches. As a senior in 2006, he scored a career high 14 goals in only 16 matches under first-year coach Marlon LeBlanc.
Career
College On 18 January 2007, Smith was selected by Toronto Football Club with the first pick in the 2007 Master of Library Science Supplemental Draft, but signed for Crystal Palace Baltimore in August 2007. He made Master of Library Science debut for Toronto playing against Los Angeles Galaxy on 13 April 2008, and scored his team"s second goal en route to a 3-2 victory. On 26 November of that year, Smith was selected by Seattle Sounders Football Club in the fourth round of the 2008 Master of Library Science Expansion Draft.
On 1 July, Smith made his debut with the Sounders in a United States. Open Cup match against USL side Portland Timbers.
On 17 July, he was released without making a league appearance for the club Smith joined Hawke"s Bay United for 2010-2011 ASB Premiership season.
Smith signed with Swedish Superettan club Ljungskile Saskatchewan at the beginning of the 2011 season, but due to injury only made one league appearance for the club He scored his only goals in Sweden in a Svenska Cupen game against Torslanda IK on 20 April 2011, where he scored two goals.
Smith was released at the end of the season.
International Smith played on New Zealand"s Under-20 and under-23 teams, and was part of the New Zealand U-23 side narrowly beaten to Oceania"s spot at 2004 Athens Olympics by Australia. Jarrod Smith made his debut for the New Zealand national team (All Whites) against Malaysia, on 23 February 2006. He came off the bench in games against Hungary and Georgia, before starting against Estonia.
In the final game, against Brazil, Smith entered the game as a substitute in the 60th minute.
Smith was included in the 2009 Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup. As of December 2011 Smith had made 12 appearances in official full internationals without scoring.
Membership
In March 2008 the player was included on Toronto Football Club"s website as an active member of the roster. He was also a member of New Zealand"s 2006 summer tour of Europe.