Alex Smith (footballer, born 1991)
Alex Ralph Smith (born 31 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hastings United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Ralph Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hastings United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Stevenage (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Swindon Town | 8 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Yeovil Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Woking | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Eastbourne Borough | 16 | (2) |
| 2018– | Hastings United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2017 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Smith, a product of the Fulham academy spent eleven seasons with Fulham and signed his first professional contract in 2009.[2][3][4] Smith made his senior début for Fulham in a Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion at Craven Cottage, coming on as a substitute for Damien Duff at the end of the game during injury time. Fulham won the game 3–0.[5]
On 22 November 2012, Fulham confirmed that Smith would be joining Leyton Orient until 2 January 2013.[6] He made his Orient debut on 2 December in the FA Cup second round tie away to Alfreton Town.[7]
Smith was loaned out again in March 2013, this time joining League One side Stevenage on a one-month loan deal.[8]
Smith was one of twelve players released by Fulham at the end of the 2012–2013 Premier League season.[9]
Smith signed for League One club Swindon Town on a one-year contract on 25 June 2013, with the option of a further year.[10] Smith revealed he turned moves from Europe to join Swindon Town.[11] Smith made his debut in the opening game of the season, playing as a left-back position, in a 1–0 loss against Peterborough United.[12] However, Smith sustained an knee injury during a match against Queens Park Rangers in the second round of League Cup. After an operation, Smith would be likely to be out until Christmas.[13] However, Manager Mark Cooper believes Smith doesn't expect for Smith to return until "well into the new year".[14] After a six-month out, Smith finally made his return in 0–0 draw against Bristol City on 15 March 2014.[15] Smith scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 25 March 2014.[16] His goal against Tranmere Rovers was placed nine as the top ten best Swindon Town goal of 2013–14 season.[17]
After a season with Swindon Town, Smith was among ten players to be released.[18]
On 29 November 2014, Smith signed for League One side Yeovil Town on a month contract following a successful trial with the Glovers.[19] Smith was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2014–15 season following their relegation to League Two.[20]
On 14 January 2016, Smith joined National League side Woking on a six-month deal until the end of the season.[21] On 26 January 2016, Smith made his Woking debut in a 3–1 defeat to Altrincham, replacing Bruno Andrade in the 68th minute.[22] On 30 June 2016, Smith was released at the end of his contract.
In August 2016, Smith joined National League South side Eastbourne Borough.[23]
On 19 May 2018, following a lengthy spell out on the sidelines, Smith returned to the game and joined Isthmian League side Hastings United.[24]
Club statistics edit
- As of 30 April 2017.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leyton Orient (loan) | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Stevenage (loan) | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town | League One | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Yeovil Town | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Woking | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Eastbourne Borough | National League South | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References edit
- ^ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/03/2013 and 31/03/2013". Football Association. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ . Fulham FC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Alex Smith, Fulham FC Defender". Double Take Debate. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Academy Graduate". Fulham Official Website. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Fulham 3–0 West Bromwich Albion". Fulham FC. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Smith Heads For Orient". Fulham FC. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Alfreton Town v Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Smith Joins Stevenage". Fulham FC. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ . Premier League. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Swindon Town deals for Foderingham, Barthram & Smith". BBC Sport. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Smith turned down a move to Europe to come to Town". Swindon Advertiser. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Peterborough United 1 – 0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Smith on road to recovery". Swindon Advertiser. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Injury setback for Smith". Swindon Advertiser. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Boring times over for Smith". Swindon Advertiser. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "THE LIST: Top 10 Swindon Town goals of 2013/14". Swindon Advertiser. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ . Swindon Town Official Website. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Alex Smith: Yeovil Town snap up Ex-Fulham and Swindon player". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock releases 11 players". BBC Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "WOKING SIGN SMITH AS ROBINSON RE-JOINS". EveryThingWoking. 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Altrincham 3-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 26 January 2016.
- ^ . Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Alex Smith signs with the club". Hastings United Official Site. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Alex Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "A. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
External links edit
- Alex Smith at Soccerbase