FIFTH YEAR (2024)
- Appeared in 15 of the Knights' 16 matches throughout the fall season, starting 13 and totaling 1,079 minutes on the pitch.
- Scored one goal, the fourth of his career, and registered his first collegiate assist while recording nine shot attempts and three shots on goal.
- Assisted Emmanuel Bam's third goal of the season on the road against the FIU Panthers Sept. 11, helping UCF to a 2-1 lead in the 22nd minute.
- Tallied a season high three shot attempts in UCF's 0-0 draw with South Florida Sept. 15.
- Scored his first goal as a Knight against the Georgia State Panthers Sept. 29, marking the first of two UCF goals in the team's 2-1 win.
- On the defensive end, aided UCF in limiting its opposition to two or fewer goals in 15 of its 16 matches, one or fewer goals in 10 matches, and three clean sheets.
PRIOR TO UCF
Smith makes his move to UCF from within the Knights’ new conference, having spent the previous four seasons of his collegiate career with the Georgia Southern Eagles. He appeared in and started all 17 of his team’s matches in 2023, a personal season high, aiding his team’s defensive front in limiting Georgia Southern’s opposition to two or fewer goals on 14 occasions.
After scoring the first two goals of his collegiate career in 2022, Smith netted his third score in the Eagles’ second match of the season in last fall, an unassisted tally in the 85th minute of Georgia Southern’s 2-0 win over UNC Asheville Aug. 27. His career resume features 34 total matches played, during which he has scored three goals on 22 shot attempts, including seven on goal.
His 2023 campaign represented the second of his career with double-digit appearances, after he played in 13 matches with the Eagles in 2022.
Smith was selected to the Sun Belt Conference’s Academic Honor Roll in both of the last two seasons (2022-23), and prior to his collegiate career was a U.S. Soccer Training Center invitee and participant from 2014-16.
“I chose UCF because they are one of the best programs in the country, which will allow me to compete with and play against the best while also being close to home,” Smith said.