Roy Smith (footballer, born 1990)

For other people with the same name, see Roy Smith (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Smith and the second or maternal family name is Lewis.

Roy Alexander Smith Lewis (born 19 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Roy Smith

Personal information
Full name	Roy Alexander Smith Lewis
Date of birth	(1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Puerto Limón, Costa Rica
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Brujas	53	(0)
2011	Orión	13	(0)
2012	Gainare Tottori	6	(0)
2013	The Strongest	12	(1)
2013–2014	CS Uruguay	27	(0)
2014–2015	Santos de Guápiles	43	(0)
2016	Cartaginés	14	(0)
2016–2018	Honduras Progreso	72	(4)
2018	Marathón	12	(0)
2019	Honduras Progreso	29	(0)
2020–2021	Limón	47	(1)
International career
2010	Costa Rica	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Smith started his career at Brujas and had a spell at Orión. He then moved abroad to play for Japanese second division side Gainare Tottori in 2012, where he was joined by compatriot Kenny Cunningham^[1] and in January 2013 Bolivian champions The Strongest announced Smith's arrival at the club,^[2] with Cunningham again joining him. He scored his first goal for The Strongest in March 2013 against Oriente Petrolero.^[3]

He returned to Costa Rica and made his debut for Uruguay in August 2013 against Cartaginés^[4] He moved to Santos de Guápiles 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.^[5]

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.