Bio

Amanda Smith enters her first season as head coach of the STFX X-Women for the 2026 season. A native of Ottawa, Ont., Coach Smith has been playing professionally since graduating from STFX in 2024. She has played on various pro teams in Canada, the United States, the Philippines and Ireland. For the past year she was an assistant academy coach with the development team at Galway United FC in Ireland. She holds a UEFA C License (European Football) and is in progress to earn her CONCACAF B License through Soccer Canada.  

The most decorated X-Women Soccer athlete in STFX history, Smith played five seasons for the White and Blue from 2018-2024, serving as team captain in her final three seasons. She is the X-Women record holder for most goals in a single game (4), most goals in a single season (22) and most career goals (50). Her 50 career goals also place her third overall in the AUS conference record book. In her final season Amanda helped guide the X-Women to a perfect 12-0-0 record and the 2023 AUS championship title, while racking up a U SPORTS-leading 28 points and earning the nod as AUS playoff MVP. She is the only X-Women soccer athlete to earn AUS first team all-star status on four occasions, and the only one to achieve U SPORTS all-Canadian accolades four times.

Smith was honoured as the 2024 STFX Female Student-Athlete of the Year, she was a four-time X-Women most valuable player, and graduated from the STFX Leadership Academy as a Leader of Distinction. In the classroom she was a Dean’s List student, garnered recognition as a U SPORTS academic all-Canadian an impressive five times, from 2019 to 2024. Amanda graduated from STFX University with both a BSc Human Kinetics degree and a Bachelor of Education degree.