{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1987)}} {{for|the Australian Olympic hockey player|Donald Smart}} {{Use British English|date=September 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Don Smart | image = | caption = | fullname = Don Smart | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|12|2}} | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | height = | position = Winger<br>Attacking midfielder<br>Forward | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2011 | clubs1 = F.C. New York | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = Fredericksburg Hotspur | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = RVA FC | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 9 | years4 = 2014–2017 | clubs4 = Indy Eleven | caps4 = 95 <!--- League Games only ---> | goals4 = 10 | years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = Miami FC 2 | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = Fresno FC | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = Forward Madison | caps7 = 43 | goals7 = 9 | years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = Greenville Triumph | caps8 = 49 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2023 | clubs9 = Lexington SC | caps9 = 23 | goals9 = 6 | club-update = 16 October 2023 }}
'''Don Smart''' (born 2 December 1987) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays as a midfielder. He is also capable of playing as a striker or outside back.
==Career== In 2011, Smart joined the USL PRO side F.C. New York and made 12 appearances during the 2011 season. He then moved on to the USL Premier Development League side Fredericksburg Hotspur in 2012, scoring seven goals in just six appearances. IN 2013, he moved to the Virginia-based NPSL club RVA Football Club to play for the team during their inaugural season. During his time with the team, RVA FC won the NPSL Championship. Smart made seven appearances in the campaign, tallying nine goals.<ref name="IndyRoster">{{cite web |url=http://www.indyeleven.com/roster/don-smart |title=Roster: Don Smart |publisher=Indy Eleven |accessdate=26 October 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010034906/http://www.indyeleven.com/roster/don-smart |archivedate=10 October 2017}}</ref>
Smart then joined Indy Eleven for their inaugural season in 2014. The Jamaican can line up on either wide side of the Indy Eleven midfield, but can also be comfortably deployed as a striker or outside back. He made his debut for the club in Indy Eleven's inaugural match against the Carolina Railhawks. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 against Carolina on 12 July 2014. He would finish the 2014 season with three goals and three assists over 1,032 minutes.<ref name="IndyRoster"/> The 2015 season would yield similar returns as Smart finished with three goals and three assists over the course of 1,220 minutes.<ref name="IndyRoster"/>
Smart spent the 2018 season with National Premier Soccer League club Miami FC 2, registering a team-high seven assists during the course of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npsl.com/news/9030 |title=DON SMART AIMING FOR SECOND NPSL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP |website=npsl.com |date=4 August 2018 |accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref>
In August 2018, Smart moved to Fresno FC, arriving alongside Mark Pais.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fresnofc.com/news_article/show/946281-foxes-add-midfielder-don-smart-and-goalkeeper-mark-pais |title=FOXES ADD MIDFIELDER DON SMART AND GOALKEEPER MARK PAIS |website=fresnofc.com |date=31 August 2018 |accessdate=20 April 2019 |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420221044/https://www.fresnofc.com/news_article/show/946281-foxes-add-midfielder-don-smart-and-goalkeeper-mark-pais |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his league debut for the club on 9 September 2018, coming on as a 46th minute substitute for Cory Brown in a 1-0 away defeat to Swope Park Rangers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/09/united-states/mls-reserve-league/swope-park-rangers/fresno-fc/2719934/ |title=Swope Park Rangers vs. Fresno FC – 9 September 2018 – Soccerway |website=int.soccerway.com |accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref>
In October 2018, Smart was unveiled as the first ever signing for USL League One expansion side Forward Madison FC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/962424 |title=Madison Unveils Don Smart as First Player Signing |website=uslleagueone.com |date=24 October 2018 |accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref> He played all ninety minutes of Madison's first league fixture, a 1-0 away defeat to Chattanooga Red Wolves.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/07/united-states/usl-league-one/chattanooga-red-wolves/forward-madison/2945941/ |title=Chattanooga Red Wolves vs. Forward Madison – 6 April 2019 – Soccerway |website=int.soccerway.com |accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref>
On 15 December 2020, it was announced Smart was moving to USL League One side Greenville Triumph ahead of their 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1137136|title=Don Smart Signs with Greenville Triumph|date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
Smart joined League One expansion side Lexington SC on 26 January 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veteran Don Smart signs with Lexington Sporting Club |url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/veteran-don-smart-signs-with-lexington-sporting-club/ |website=LexSporting.com |publisher=Lexington SC |access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 29 October 2017}}<ref>{{cite web |title=D.Smart |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/don-smart/194198/ |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |valign="center"|F.C. New York |2011 |NPSL |12||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||13||0 |- |rowspan="5" valign="center"|Indy Eleven |2014 |rowspan="4" valign="center"|NASL |27||3||2||0||colspan="2"|-||29||3 |- |2015 |25||3||1||0||colspan="2"|-||26||3 |- |2016 |22||2||1||0||2||0||25||2 |- |2017 |21||2||0||0||colspan="2"|-||21||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !95!!10!!4!!0!!2!!0!!101!!10 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !107!!10!!5!!0!!2!!0!!114!!10 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{USL League One player|don-smart}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smart, Don}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Jamaican men's footballers Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Category:Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Category:F.C. New York players Category:Fredericksburg Hotspur players Category:Indy Eleven players Category:Fresno FC players Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:USL Championship players Category:USL League Two players Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Forward Madison FC players Category:USL League One players Category:Greenville Triumph SC players Category:Lexington SC players