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FC Edmonton Announces Signing of Defender Karsten Smith

Published on July 17, 2016 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
FC Edmonton News Release


EDMONTON, AB - FC Edmonton announced, July 17, the signing of 27-year-old centre back Karsten Smith. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Smith, a native of Huntington Station, New York, joins the Eddies after making four appearances for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) this year. Last season, the defender collected 918 minutes in 11 appearances with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

Smith is the Eddies' second signing in as many weeks, joining recent addition Shawn Nicklaw on the team's back line. The Eddies currently feature the league's top defensive unit, with just eight goals allowed through 12 league matches heading into Sunday's contest versus Ottawa Fury FC.

"Karsten is a very experienced player," FC Edmonton head coach Colin Miller stated. "He has played with Tomi Ameobi before and I spoke to Tomi about Karsten and he raved about how competitive he was and how he would be a very, very strong addition to our back four. He is also a left sided centre back.

"I spoke with Karsten and he is very excited about joining the club. We're excited, he's excited, and it's a fresh face in the group. There are additional moves being made behind-the-scenes and we're hopeful there could be a couple of additional announcements being made as early as next week."

The Eddies return to Clarke Field, July 17 versus Ottawa Fury at 2:00 p.m. MT. The match will be broadcast on City TV in Edmonton and ESPN 3 in the United States. The match will be also be streamed live on NASL.com and simulcast on TSN 1260 in Edmonton. Tickets and more information are available, calling 780.700.2600, or visiting www.fcedmonton.com.

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