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Adam Smarte
Personal information
Full name	Adam Smarte
Date of birth	9 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Forward / Defender
Team information
Current team	Ventura County Fusion
Number	18
Youth career
2003–2007	UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	Salinas Valley Samba
2006	San Jose Frogs
2008	San Jose Earthquakes
2009–2010	Ventura County Fusion
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2009

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

Career

College and Amateur

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

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

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

Honors

Ventura County Fusion

USL Premier Development League Champions (1): 2009

References

^ "Samba Host Sol". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
^ 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.
^ Goff, Steve (2009-08-24). "Soccer Insider - D.C. United News & Notes". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
^ http://fufuandsoupmagazine.com/liberian-adam-smarte-challenges-perceptions-of-greatness-with-lifestyle-brand-modern-pharaoh/ ^{[dead link‍]}

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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. Retrieved 2022-07-02.

[4] ttp://fufuandsoupmagazine.com/liberian-adam-smarte-challenges-perceptions-of-greatness-with-lifestyle-brand-modern-pharaoh/ ^{[dead link‍]}

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 ===College and Amateur===
-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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svsamba.com/sambabigweekend.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502212949/http://svsamba.com/sambabigweekend.htm |archivedate=2009-05-02 }}</ref> and the [[San Jose Frogs]] in the [[National Premier Soccer League]].
+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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svsamba.com/sambabigweekend.htm |title=Samba Host Sol |accessdate=2009-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502212949/http://svsamba.com/sambabigweekend.htm |archivedate=2009-05-02 }}</ref> and the [[San Jose Frogs]] in the [[National Premier Soccer League]].
 ===Professional===