Justin Smith (born February 4, 2003) is a soccer player who plays as a defender and midfielder for US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole in Ligue 2 on loan from OGC Nice. Born in France, he represents Canada at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2003-02-04) February 4, 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Quevilly-Rouen (on loan from OGC Nice) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Voisins FC | ||
| 2017–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2019– | OGC Nice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Nice II | 17 | (0) |
| 2022– | →Quevilly-Rouen II (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | →Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022 | |||
Born in France to Canadian parents, Smith began playing soccer at age seven with Voisins FC.[2] After his U14 season, he departed Voisins and joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy, where he played until the U17 level.[3][4] In 2019, he joined the OGC Nice youth system.[5] At the Tournoi National U17 de QRM, he helped Nice finish fourth, being named the second best player of the tournament.[6]
In June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with OGC Nice.[7] After featuring extensively in Nice's preseason, during the 2021–22 season, he played with OGC Nice II in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3.[8] On August 14, he was called up to the first team for the first time, for a match against Lille, where he was an unused substitute.[9] That season, he featured as a unused substitute for the first team in ten Ligue 1 matches and one Coupe de France match, but did not make an appearance.[8]
On July 1, 2022, he joined Ligue 2 side US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole on loan for the season.[10][11][12] He debuted for the second team in the Championnat National 3, scoring a goal in the team's first game of the season on August 28 against SU Dives-Cabourg.[13]
In June 2022, he was named to the Canada U20 roster for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[14] He served as team captain during the tournament, appearing in all four of the team's matches.[8][15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nice II | 2021–2022 | Championnat National 3 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Quevilly-Rouen II (loan) | 2022–2023 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 2022–2023 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole – current squad | |
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