Courtney-Junior Mitchell-Smith (born January 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario.

Early career

Smith began playing soccer with Grand Valley Minor Soccer, before moving to Brampton East SC. ^[1] Afterwards, Smith joined the ProStars FC Academy. ^[2] In February 2016, he joined the U19 side of Hungarian club ETO FC Győr. ^{[3] [4]}

College career

In 2017, he began attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. ^[5] He scored his first goal on September 1, 2017, against the Jones Bobcats, scoring twice and adding an assist. ^[6] On October 5, 2018, he scored a hat trick against the Meridian Eagles. ^[7] For the 2018 season, Smith was selected to play in the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges Men's All-Star Soccer Game (however the match was cancelled due to poor field conditions) ^[8] and was named to the United Soccer Coaches Men's NJCAA Division I All-South Region team. ^[9]

In 2019, he transferred to the University of South Carolina to play for the men's soccer team. ^[10] He scored his first goals on October 1, scoring twice against the Presbyterian Blue Hose. ^{[11] [12]}

In 2020, he transferred to Georgia Southern University to play for the Georgia Southern Eagles. ^[13] He made six appearances, including two starts, recording one assist. ^[14]

In 2021, he began attending Houston Baptist University, where he played for the Houston Baptist Huskies. ^[15] In his debut on August 26, he scored a golden goal winner in extra time over the St. Thomas Tommies. ^[16] He appeared in all 17 matches, scoring five goals, which all came within the team's first five games, including a two-goal performance against the Huston–Tillotson Rams. ^[17]

Club career

In 2016, he returned to ProStars FC and played in League1 Ontario. ^[18] After facing Toronto FC III during a league match, he was invited to train with the Toronto FC Academy. ^[2]

In 2017, he played for Master's FA in League1 Ontario. ^[19]

In 2018 and 2019, he played with the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 in USL League Two. ^{[20] [21]} He scored his first goals on May 26, 2018, netting a brace against Albuquerque Sol FC, ^[22] which earned him PDL Western Conference Team of the Week honours. ^[23]

In 2021, he played for Port City FC in the National Premier Soccer League. He scored his first goal on May 27 against Jacksonville Armada U-23. ^[24] He scored a brace on June 5 against Florida Roots FC. ^[25]

In March 2022, Smith signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC, ^[17] immediately being sent on an intra-league loan to FC Edmonton. ^{[26] [27]} He scored his first goal on September 10 against York United FC. ^[28]

In 2023, he began the season playing with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, ^[29] before switching to the Simcoe County Rovers. ^[30]

References

External links

• C. J. Smith at Soccerway