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Canadian soccer player (born 1996)

Miranda Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-26) March 26, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Ottawa Rapid FC
Youth career
Gloucester Hornets SC
Cumberland United SC
Capital United SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Memphis Tigers 44 (1)
2017–2018 Ottawa Gee-Gees 28 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 West Ottawa SC 9 (0)
2020 TPS 7 (0)
2021 Þór/KA 5 (0)
2021–2022 Fleury 0 (0)
2023 Ottawa South United
2023–2024 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
2024 Ottawa South United 9 (0)
2025– Ottawa Rapid 0 (0)
International career
2019 Canada Universiade 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 7, 2025

Miranda Smith (born March 25, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.

Early life

Smith played youth soccer with the Gloucester Hornets SC, Cumberland United SC, and Capital United SC. She also began playing for the Ontario provincial team at age 13 and joined the National Training Centre program at age 15. In 2013, she won a bronze medal with Team Ontario at the 2013 Canada Summer Games.

College career

In 2014, Smith began attending the University of Memphis, where she played for the women's soccer team. On October 23, 2016, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Houston Cougars.

In 2017, she returned to Canada to attend the University of Ottawa and play for the Ottawa Gee-Gees. At the end of the 2017 season, she was named an OUA East First Team All-Star and an Academic All-Canadian. In 2018, she helped them win the U Sports women's soccer championship, scoring the winning goal in the final, and was named the tournament MVP. At the end of the season, she was again named an OUA East First Team All-Star and Academic All-Canadian. She was also named the University of Ottawa Varsity Athletes of the Year that year. In 2019, she returned to the team after the conclusion of their league season (as she had finished her OUA eligibility) to participate in the inaugural FISU University World Cup (which they qualified for as 2018 Canadian University Championship), helping them win the world title.

Club career

In 2017, Smith played with West Ottawa SC in League1 Ontario.

In September 2020, Smith signed with Finish Kansallinen Liiga club TPS for the remainder of the season.

In March 2021, she signed with Icelandic Besta deild kvenna club Þór/KA. In July 2021, she departed the club.

In September 2021, Smith signed with French Première Ligue club Fleury.

In 2023, she played with Ottawa South United in Ligue1 Québec.

In September 2023, she signed with Israel club Maccabi Kishronot Hadera.

In 2024, she again played with Ottawa South United in Ligue1 Québec.

In January 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.

International career

In 2019, she was named to the Canada Universiade team for the 2019 Summer Universiade.

References

  1. ^ "An introduction to NCAA Transfer Miranda Smith". Ottawa Gee-Gees. May 15, 2017.
  2. Sherwin, Fred (December 12, 2019). "Former Cobra part of Ottawa Gee-Gees World Cup winning team". The Orléans Star.
  3. "Miranda Smith Memphis profile". Memphis Tigers.
  4. McConnell, Brendan (September 28, 2013). "40 Ottawa athletes win 54 medals for Ontario at Canada Games". Ottawa Sportspages.
  5. Bell, Josh (August 1, 2013). "Headed for Sherbrooke". Ottawa Sportspages.
  6. "MemphisWSoccer Adds Midfielder Miranda Smith". Memphis Tigers. February 11, 2014.
  7. "Tigers Win on Second-Half Goals". Memphis Tigers. October 23, 2016.
  8. Couture, Dawson (September 18, 2017). "Miranda Smith »Ici je suis chez moi »" [Miranda Smith »This is where I am at home»]. La Rotonde (in French).
  9. Pinkerton, Charlie (October 19, 2017). "NCAA player returns home to Gee-Gees team of familiar faces". Ottawa Sportspages.
  10. "News: Six All-Stars for soccer, Hannah Landry wins Community Service Award". Ottawa Gee-Gees. November 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "Miranda Smith Ottawa Gee-Gees profile". Ottawa Gee-Gees.
  12. "U Sports Recap: Gee-Gees capture first national championship since 1996 with win over Spartans". Ottawa Gee-Gees. November 11, 2018.
  13. Pinkerton, Charlie (December 16, 2018). "Perfect finish gives closure to Smith's up-and-down university soccer career". Ottawa Sportspages.
  14. "News: Soccer's Smith and Swimming's Casarin named University of Ottawa Varsity Athletes of the Year". Ottawa Gee-Gees. April 5, 2019.
  15. "Preview: Gee-Gees women's soccer set to represent Canada at FISU World Cup in China". Ottawa Gee-Gees. November 15, 2019.
  16. Warren, Ken (October 15, 2020). "Taking a kick at Europe: Ottawa crew tackles pro soccer in Europe". Ottawa Sun.
  17. "Miranda Smith 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  18. "Kanadalainen Miranda Smith siirtyy Turun Palloseuraan" [Canadian Miranda Smith joins Turku Football Club]. Turun Palloseura (in Finnish). September 2, 2020.
  19. Ahola, Harri (September 2, 2020). "Sarjajumbona kärvistelevä TPS hankki kanadalaispelaajan – "Pelipaikka tuli pienenä yllätyksenä"" [TPS, which is struggling as a league giant, acquired a Canadian player - "The playing spot came as a bit of a surprise"] (in Finnish).
  20. "Þrjár erlendar til Akureyrar" [Three foreigners to Akureyri]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 19, 2021.
  21. Hallgrímsson, Skapti (March 18, 2021). "Þrjár erlendar gengnar til liðs við Þór/KA" [Three foreign players join Þór/KA]. Akureyri (in Icelandic).
  22. Hallgrímsson, Skapti. "Sandra og Miranda fara, Colleen verður áfram" [Sandra and Miranda leave, Colleen stays]. Akureyri (in Icelandic).
  23. Þór Þórbergsson Steinke, Sæbjörn. "Tveir erlendir leikmenn yfirgefa Þór/KA (Staðfest)" [Two foreign players leave Þór/KA (Confirmed)]. Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic).
  24. "D1 Arkema : Miranda Smith rejoint Fleury" [D1 Arkema : Miranda Smith joins Fleury]. FC Fleury 91 (in French). September 23, 2021.
  25. "Atlético Ottawa announces partnership to launch semi-professional soccer team "OSU Atlético"". Atlético Ottawa. March 24, 2023.
  26. "Ligue1 Quebec 2024 Stats". Spordle.
  27. Brennan, Don (January 13, 2025). "Former Gee-Gees star Miranda Smith signs with Ottawa Rapid FC". Ottawa Citizen.
  28. "Miranda Smith Returns Home as Former Gee-Gees Star Joins Ottawa Rapid FC". Footboom. January 13, 2025.
  29. "News: Nine Gee-Gees selected to represent Canada at FISU Summer Universiade". Ottawa Gee-Gees. June 16, 2019.

External links

Ottawa Rapid FC – current squad
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