Kimarni Smith

Smith was selected by D.C. United during the 2021 MLS SuperDraft (Jan. 21) with the No. 4 overall pick. D.C. United announced the signing of Smith on March 8.

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Awards & Recognition

• First-team All-ACC (2020).
• 2020 ACC Tournament MVP.
• 2020 ACC All-Tournament Team.
• United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week (Nov. 3, 2020)
• TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week (Nov. 17, 2020)
• TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week (Oct. 20, 2020)
• TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Nov. 17, 2020)
• TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Nov. 3, 2020)
• TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Oct. 20, 2020)
• College Soccer News Player of the Week (Nov. 24, 2020)
• College Soccer News Player of the Week (Nov. 17, 2020)
• College Soccer News Player of the Week (Oct. 20, 2020)
• College Soccer News Team of the Week (Nov. 17, 2020)
• College Soccer News Team of the Week (Nov. 3, 2020)
• College Soccer News Team of the Week (Oct. 20, 2020)
• ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 19, 2020)
• College Soccer News Preseason All-American (2020)
• ACC Preseason Watch List (2020)
• Second-team All-America (2019)
• First-team All-South Region (2019)
• First-team All-ACC (2019)
• ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 16, 2019)

2020 Season (Senior)

• Following the 2020 season, Smith led the nation and conference in two categories.
  • Points (19) and goals (8).
• Scored his fourth goal during the ACC Tournament in the first half of the ACC Semifinal match against Virginia (Nov. 18).
  • Smith is just the fifth player in ACC history and the second in Clemson history to accomplish this feat.
• Scored his second-career hat-trick in the Tigers’ ACC Quarterfinal match against Virginia Tech (Nov. 15).
  • This was just the second hat-trick in ACC Tournament history.
  • All three goals were scored in the first half (16′, 31′ 33′).
• Combined to contribute seven points in the Tigers’ ACC Quarterfinal match against Virginia Tech (Nov. 15).
  • This is the most points in a single match in ACC Tournament history.
• Scored his first brace of the season in Clemson’s match against North Carolina (Oct. 27).
  • This is the fourth multi-goal game of Smith’s career.
  • Second-fastest brace in Clemson history (36 seconds).
• Scored his 20th career goal in a 2-1 victory over Wake Forest (Oct. 13).
  • This served as Smith’s second goal of the season.
  • Played a season-high 84 minutes in the match.
• Logged four shots during the Tigers’ season opener at South Carolina (Oct. 1). This was the ninth occurrence of this feat during Smith’s career.
• Contributed the assist for Clemson’s game-winning goal against Wake Forest (Oct. 13).
• Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-0 victory over UAB (Oct. 5).
• Made his 40th career start in the Tigers’ match against North Carolina (Oct. 27).
• Made his 60th career start in the Tigers’ match against Wake Forest (Oct. 30).

2019 Season (Junior)

• Started 16 matches, while seeing action in 21 total contests.
• Scored 13 goals throughout the season, taking 25 shots on goal.
• Scored first career hat-trick against USC Upstate (Sept. 9).
  • Had a total of three multi-goal games. 
• Tallied five assists throughout the year.
  • Had a multi-assist match against NC State (Nov. 1). 
• Scored three game-winning goals throughout the year.

2018 Season (Sophomore)

• Appeared in all 17 matches for Clemson
• Tallied a pair of game-winning goals as a sophomore

2019 Season (Freshman)

• Played in 14 matches, starting two and recording over 570 minutes
• Scored three goals (vs. South Carolina, UCLA, Georgia Southern)
• Tallied two assists (on both the equalizer and game-winner on Oct. 21 against Syracuse), good for a total of eight points on the season’

Personal

• Has a younger brother, Javanne, who is a freshman forward at Lipscomb University.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.#ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/7UgBth9FDq

— Clemson Men's Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) November 17, 2020

⚽️Did you know…⚽️

Kimarni Smith's hat-trick yesterday was just the second hat-trick in ACC Tournament 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮!

The tournament has been held annually since 1987 😧🤯#ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/nB0cmvutO3

— Clemson Men's Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) November 16, 2020

🚨ACC PRESEASON WATCH LIST ALERT🚨

Top returning goal scorer? ✅
Most returning points from last season? ✅
ACC Preseason Watch List? ✅

Congratulations, Kimarni!#ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/KSemE4MXEK

— Clemson Men's Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) September 8, 2020