Career:
Played in 43 career matches, starting in seven at outside back…Tallied two career assists, all in his final year with the program in 2018…Saw 1549 minutes of action in his career…Part of a senior class that finished 61-12-10, recording the fifth-most wins in the country over the four-year span, while recording the second-highest points-won rate in the country at 77.5%....Won seven Summit League trophies in his career, helping the program to its first College Cup appearance in 2016, and turning in the top grade point average in the country each of the last three years.
2018:
Played in 19 of Denver’s 21 matches, starting three of them….Tallied the first two assists of his collegiate career, assisting on Denver equalizers in wins over No. 3 Washington and at Omaha…Part of a Denver defense that finished 19th in the country in goals against average (.725) and 12th in shutout percentage (.524)…Also part of a defense that allowed two shots on goal or less in nine matches.
2017:
Played in 13 matches, starting two at outside back…Saw 350 minutes of action…Converted his penalty in the Summit League Final at Omaha (11/11).
2016:
Redshirted
2015:
Made 11 appearances, making 2 starts… Played 479 minutes...Played left back on a Denver back four that allowed a 0.40 goals against-average, kept a 0.63 shutout percentage (12 clean sheets), and allowed just 2.5 shots on goal per game.
Before Denver:
From 2012-15, played for the Columbus Crew Academy, where he was named the team captain...Spent three season for Team Ohio FC Cosmos, where he was voted the team captain, for the top-ranked club team in the country (2007-2010)...No. 9 player in the Great Lakes Region in the 2015 recruiting class...Three-year basketball player at Olentangy Orange High School.
Personal:
Born on Sept. 4, 1996 in Columbus, Ohio...Son of Kim and Becky Smalley...Has two sisters, Chelsea and Megan...Enjoys recreational basketball, Young Life and volunteering...Chose DU because of its perfect combination of academics and athletics, the campus and the facilities.
Franks on Smalley:
Shae is a leader who is willing to do anything for his team. His blue-collar approach to the game sees him break up many plays and win tons of challenges. He is a defender who can provide support in the attack with his seasoned left foot, but prides himself on his defending. In our system, Shae will be asked to push forward and have the engine to get up and down the flank.
Fields on Smalley:
Shae Smalley has been with the Columbus Crew SC Academy since U14, he is a very gifted player, with a lethal left foot and has an astute tactical insight of the game. Shae is predominantly a left back and/or left center back, but has also played the defensive midfield role. Shae is a very intelligent and mature young man, that always strives to provide his very best in everything that he does. Shae has an extremely bright future and I am positive that he will realize all of his potential.
