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Roy Smith (footballer)

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Height
  
1.84 m (6 ft ⁄2 in)

Current team
  
Santos de Guapiles

Playing position
  
Defender

Name
  
Roy Smith

Full name
  
Roy Alexander Smith Lewis

Date of birth
  
(1990-04-19) April 19, 1990 (age 25)

Place of birth
  
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

Roy Alexander Smith Lewis (born April 19, 1990) is a Costa Rican professional defender currently playing for Santos de Guapiles.

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Club career

Smith started his career at Brujas and had a spell at Orion. He then moved abroad to play for Japanese second division side Gainare Tottori in 2012, where he was joined by compatriot Kenny Cunningham and in January 2013 Bolivian champions The Strongest announced Smith's arrival at the club, with Cunningham again joining him. He scored his first goal for The Strongest in March 2013 against Oriente Petrolero.

He returned to Costa Rica and made his debut for Uruguay in August 2013 against Cartagines He moved to Santos de Guapiles in summer 2014.

International career

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.

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.

References

Roy Smith (footballer) Wikipedia